Computation And Genomics Data Drive Bacterial Research Into New Golden Age
Friday, December 12, 2008 - 00:36
in Biology & Nature
A potent combination of powerful new analysis methods and abundant data from genomics projects is carrying microbiology forward into a new era. Bacteria in particular are shedding light on fundamental molecular and signaling processes of interest not just within microbiology, but across the whole spectrum of life sciences embracing higher organisms, including plants and vertebrates.