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image The Genes We Share with Yeast, Flies, Worms, and Mice
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©2001 Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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Foreword

MODEL ORGANISMS LEAD THE WAY

YEAST
A Robot that Tracks ALL the Genes
in a Cell Reveals Key Patterns
The "Awesome Power" of Yeast
Cancer: Clues From Yeast's
Cell-Division Cycle

FLIES
The Fruitful Fruit Fly
A Young Woman and a Billion Flies
Drunken Flies Mimic Human Behavior
A Dramatic Rescue

WORMS
The Virtues of Cell Suicide:
A Tiny Worm Shows How
Apoptosis Brings Good Health
Should We Care About
a Worm's Social Life?
A Leap Into the Whole-Genome Era

MICE
Our Closest Relative Among
Model Organisms

THE UNITY OF LIFE

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