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. 2007 Winter;6(4):260-5.
doi: 10.1187/cbe.07-09-0075.

Metagenomics: a call for bringing a new science into the classroom (while it's still new)

Anne Jurkowski  1 , Ann H Reid, Jay B Labov
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Metagenomics: a call for bringing a new science into the classroom (while it's still new)

Anne Jurkowski et al. CBE Life Sci Educ. 2007 Winter.
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Figure 1.
The cover of the NRC report on metagenomics (NRC, 2007a).
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
The process of metagenomics. Metagenomics involves obtaining DNA from all microorganisms within a community, without necessarily identifying all of the species involved. After the genes are sequenced and compared with identified sequences, the functions of these genes can be determined.
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