Held in Uppsala, Sweden on 15-16 May 2008

An integrative strategy of comparative genomics, experimental and computational approaches reveals aspects of a regulatory network controlling neuronal-specific expression in presynaptic neurons.

A transcriptome analysis of the Scorpiops jendeki venom gland has highlighted a number of venom peptides which may help drug development and aid our understanding of how the scorpion evolved its venom arsenal.

The first genetic linkage map of Schistosoma mansoni reveals insights into higher female recombination, confirms ZW inheritance patterns and recombination hotspots.

The genome sequence of Thermococcus gammatolerans, a radioresistant archaeon, is described; a proteomic analysis reveals that radioresistance may be due to unknown DNA repair enzymes.

A new and validated genome-scale metabolic model of Bacillus subtilis 168, iBsu1103, is presented that has significantly improved completeness and accuracy.

Dr Jonathan Steven Alexander
Louisiana State University, Health Services Center

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