Genetics, March 1st, 2008
THE history of genetics, in modern terms, has largely been spent trying to annotate the genomes of a small number ofmodelorganismsandofhumans.Consequently, it is fitting that Michael Ashburner has received the 2008 ThomasHuntMorganMedal.Not only hasAshburner truly made "a lifetime of contributions" to almost every facet of genetics, but, perhaps more than anyone else, he has clarified the nature of the annotation problem in complex metazoans and blazed the path we are now following to its ultimate solution. It is further appropriate that he receive an award bearing the name of T. H. Morgan. Th...
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