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The first complete genome of a species of monkey will enable vital research into dementia and other diseases, say scientists.
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UC Santa Cruz Biomolecular Engineering and Bioinformatics Ph.D. student Prajna Hebbar led the effort to produce the first end-to-end genome sequence of the common marmoset. (Carolyn Lagattuta/ UC Santa Cruz via SWNS)
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