Researchers sequence third leech species' genome, finding over 30 blood thinners
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Draft genome of the European medicinal leech Hirudo medicinalis (Annelida, Clitellata, Hirudiniformes) with emphasis on anticoagulants
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Behavioral variation according to feeding organ diversification in glossiphoniid leeches (Phylum: Annelida)
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Researchers sequence third leech species' genome, finding over 30 blood thinners
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Division of developmental phases of freshwater leech Whitmania pigra and key genes related to neurogenesis revealed by whole genome and transcriptome analysis, BMC Genomics
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A Draft Genome for Hirudo verbana, the Medicinal Leech
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Heart Failure-Like Reaction Is Likely Involved in the Feeding Behaviour of Blood-Sucking Leeches
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Draft genome sequences of Hirudo medicinalis and salivary transcriptome of three closely related medicinal leeches, BMC Genomics
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Heart Failure-Like Reaction Is Likely Involved in the Feeding Behaviour of Blood-Sucking Leeches
Molecular identification of plants: from sequence to species
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