Genome Biol. 2007;8(4):404.

Power-law-like distributions in biomedical publications and research funding.

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Gene annotation, as measured by links to the biomedical literature and funded grants, is governed by a power law, indicating that researchers favor the extensive study of relatively few genes. This emphasizes the need for data-driven science to accomplish genome-wide gene annotation.

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