Important events in microbial genetics 2001-2008?

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Important events in microbial genetics 2001-2008?

Answer 1

Microbial genetics as a field has been dying for quite some time as focus (and funding) has shifted toward mammalian systems.  The full sequencing of various microbial genomes is one of the few areas that continues to receive both funding and notoriety.  Personally, I am also a fan of those researchers who use bacterial systems to study Lamarckian evolution.  If you look up Susan Rosenberg in the literature, you can find many good examples of studies on Lamarckian evolution...