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In an increasingly globalized world, appropriate investment in the generation and exploitation of knowledge is important for maintaining economic competitiveness. For small economies to grow and prosper, excelling in research and development will be essential.
The two poultry pathogens discussed in this month's Genome Watch are closely related to well-characterized organisms that infect humans, so scrutinizing their genomes could reveal factors that determine host-specificity.
Our ability to control infectious diseases is continuously being eroded by antimicrobial resistance, the decline in industrial antibiotic development and increasing development timelines from discovery to market. There has never been a better time to rediscover the value of vaccination.