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New proteomics research promises to revolutionize biomedical discovery
07-19-2007 · EurekAlert!In a research article that will be published in the July 20 issue of the journal Molecular Cell, a research team led by Dr. Benoit Coulombe from the Institut de recherches clniques de Montréal describes a powerful proteomics approach that promises to have a profound impact on our current understanding of the human proteome, and the function of its individual proteins.
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