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Plant Genome Horizons: Michael Bennett's Contribution to Genome Research
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 3AB, UK
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This Special Issue of Annals of Botany celebrates the career of Professor Michael David Bennett (known to all as Mike; Fig. 1). It includes 14 papers covering a diverse range of current genomics research topics, which were solicited to reflect the breadth of his research interests. The Special Issue arises from the meeting entitled Plant Genome Horizons – Vistas and Visions held at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (16–17 April, 2007) and attended by more than 80 colleagues, ex-students and friends representing all stages of his career from 1963 to 2006.
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This article gives an overview of some of Mike's most notable work carried out at various stages of his career. It also provides a link by placing his work in the context of the research outlined in the following papers.
In his entry in the Kew Science Directory (see Box 1), Mike summarized his research