Functional genomics case studies

Examples of biological questions that can be tackled using functional genomics experiments are:

• Why do some cancer drugs only work effectively on a subset of patients with the disease?
• Why are some cultivars of rice more resistant to drought than others?
• What makes some individuals more susceptible to skin allergies?

Can you think of an example yourself?

Over the next pages we will look at some examples of how functional genomics is being applied to plant sciences and drug discovery.