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Published online 21 November 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2008.1249
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Australia's big hop into genomics
Map milestone for kangaroo genome project.
Researchers in Australia, which has largely been a spectator in the genomics race, have produced a map of the kangaroo genome to help guide the assembly of the complete sequence.
It is too early to tell whether the achievement will spark a turnaround in federal government support for genomics, which attracts little of the Aus$7 billion (US$4.
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