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Methane Emissions, Ruminants, and CO2 Print E-mail

In the October issue (p. 437), Mark Rasmussen in his letter does a creditable job of clarifying the issue of the ruminant contribution to global methane emissions.

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Whole-Genome Sequencing (WGS) and the Changing Landscape of Bacterial Genetics Print E-mail

 

Shotgun sequencing of Haemophilus influenzae in 1995 is traditionally considered to be the dawn of the modern era of whole genome sequencing (WGS).
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Evolution and Taxonomy of Bacteria, Then (1999/2000) and Now (2009) Print E-mail

One decade is hardly a ripple in respect to biological evolutionary time, but can be significant in regard to the evolution of concepts based on new experimental discoveries.

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