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Researcher on front lines of genomic revolution
02-06-2008 · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Manolis Kellis, a young and fast-rising MIT researcher, uses sophisticated computational tools to investigate and analyze the genomes of a variety of organisms, including humans, mice, fruit flies and yeast.
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