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----------------------------------------------- Hooked on Genomics Jane Carlton feeds her addiction with the A, T, C and G of the world's most common vaginal parasite. by, Kurt Wong 07 February 2007 Jane Carlton is an addict. She hides it well behind her soft British accent, gentle smile and meticulous office. But in a remote corner of New York University’s Department of Medical Parasitology, she spends vast amounts of taxpayer dollars to feed her unlikely habit: parasite genomics. That’s right, Carlton gets her fix by sequencing the DNA of parasites. But unlike other addictions, this multimillion-dollar habit might just help solve some of the world’s leading health problems, from fatal malaria to itchy genital bugs. In early January Carlton’s most recent genome results flooded the international media. She spent most of the following… http://www.inklingmagazine.com/articles/hello-my-name-is-jane-and-im-a-genomicist/
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