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Meet the 'omics (Saskatchewan Agricultural Biotechnology Information Centre, Canada)

General descriptions of a number of the 'omics.
http://www.agwest.sk.ca/publications/infosource/abifeb03.pdf

Annotation marathon validates 21,037 human genes (Public Library of Science, USA)

Describes one of the latest efforts to make a functional description of the human genome.
http://www.plosbiology.org/plosonline/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.0020166

The Human Genome (Wellcome Trust, UK)

• Proteomics
  Describes the global study of proteins: their structure, expression and interactions with other molecules.
  http://genome.wellcome.ac.uk/doc_wtd020767.html

• Metabolomics
  Describes the global study of compounds produced by living things.
  http://genome.wellcome.ac.uk/doc_WTD020768.html

Biotechnology in medicines (Biotechnology Australia)

Fact sheet that looks at how biotechnology is currently being used in medical research and also addresses some of the issues surrounding this research.
http://www.biotechnology.gov.au/library/content_library/BA_FS8_Medical_Jan04.pdf

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

• Ova check and proteomics (transcript from The Buzz, 10 July 2004)
  Discusses how proteomic approaches are being used to develop diagnostic tests for ovarian cancer.
  http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/buzz/stories/s1150459.htm

• Proteomics Revolution (transcript of The Buzz, 15 May 2004)
  Looks at the technologies involved with proteomics research and the realities of commercialising this science.
  http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/buzz/stories/s1108508.htm

• Gene hunt is on for drought resistance (News in Science, 21 November 2003)
  Looks at how researchers are using functional genomics and proteomics to identify genes that control drought resistance in wheat and barley.
  http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/tech/InnovationRepublish_990922.htm

• Personalised cancer treatments may emerge from new science (transcript of PM, 5 November 2003)
  Describes how proteomics may make cancer diagnosis faster and more accurate and how it has the potential to help tailor cancer treatments to specific cases.
  http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2003/s983033.htm

• Sweet science (transcript of The Buzz, 18 November 2002)
  Looks at glycomics and how carbohydrates are studied.
  http://www.abc.net.au/rn/science/buzz/stories/s729263.htm

• Proteomics – Part 1 (transcript of Catalyst, 9 August 2001)
  Looks at what proteomics is and how it will change the face of medicine as we know it.
  http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/s343924.htm

• Proteomics – Part 2 (transcript of Catalyst, 16 August 2001)
  Looks at some of the issues facing the development of new drugs using proteomics.
  http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/s347374.htm

• Proteomics – Part 3 (transcript of Catalyst, 23 August 2001)
  Considers some aspects of carrying out proteomics research in Australia.
  http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/s350718.htm

Ask the experts – What is junk DNA, and what is it worth? (Scientific American)

Researches the function of the noncoding portions of a genome.
http://sciam.com/askexpert_question.cfm?chanID=sa005&articleID=B6C523E9-E7F2-99DF-3590E74C7E7C14B8