(University of Washington) A UW-led team has taken a sample of Lake Washington mud and successfully sequenced a complete genome for an unknown microorganism.
Their method provides a way to discover new microscopic life in complex communities.
Cataloguing invisible life: Microbe genome emerges from lake sed...Courtesy EurekAlert! - Chemistry, Physics and Materials Sciences Sat, 08/16/2008 - 23:00
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