Smallest. Genome. Ever.

I've said it before. I'll say it again:

The best way to get your paper into a high profile journal like Science or Nature is to find the biggest of something, the smallest of something, or something that fucks funny.

This paper further supports my point.

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By Corkscrew (not verified) on 16 Oct 2006 #permalink

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