Segmental Duplications and Deletions in Books of History and Life

I have long had a historical interest in the U.S. Civil War.  In fifth grade we had an all-day field trip to theGettysburg Battlefield, which is very well preserved, and it enthralled me.  A few years later I would hike all over the battlefield with my Boy Scout troop, which is probably even closer to experiencing a taste of what it was like to be soldier. Of course, we had good hiking boots - a proximate cause of the battle occurring there was an attempt by the Confederates to raid a shipment of shoes which had just arrived in the town.  My great-grandfather served in the Union Army, though entirely on garrison duty.  However, his two older brothers saw action and one lost an arm atChickamauga.  I just failed for arguably the fourth time to get to that site, but I've toured a few other key fields (Antietam andPetersburg).Read more »

Source: Omics! Omics! - October 26, 2016 Category: Bioinformatics Authors: Keith Robison Source Type: blogs