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Review
. 2019 Jul;123(1):58-66.
doi: 10.1038/s41437-019-0226-y. Epub 2019 Jun 12.

Genome sequencing-the dawn of a game-changing era

Veronica van Heyningen  1   2
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Genome sequencing-the dawn of a game-changing era

Veronica van Heyningen. Heredity (Edinb). 2019 Jul.

Abstract

The development of genome sequencing technologies has revolutionized the biological sciences in ways which could not have been imagined at the time. This article sets out to document the dawning of the age of genomics and to consider the impact of this revolution on biological investigation, our understanding of life, and the relationship between science and society.

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Conflict of interest statement

This essay is dedicated to the memory of both John Sulston, who died just before the Genetics Society Centenary project was launched, and Sidney Brenner, who died the day after submission. Both were thoughtful, clever, inventive and principled scientists, and role models. The author declares that she has no conflicts of interest.

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