The Macaque Genome

In the latest issue of Science magazine you can find a special online collection dedicated to a genome research. This time only a three primate genomes were unveiled, the last one is a genome from the rhesus macaque monkey (Macaca mulatta) - important model organism. You can find a well arranged interactive poster with text, images a video along with news, research article, four report articles and teaching resources. All visitors of this site have a free access. "www.sciencemag.org":[ http://www.sciencemag.org/sciext/macaque/]

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