In Brief.

The article presents news briefs regarding genetic research. The genome of an Abyssian cat has been sequenced and annotated by comparing it with the genomes of other mammals. A genome-wide RNAi screen in cancer cells in humans has identified 28 epigenetic modifiers that transform a normal cell into a cancer cell. Two studies have determined an X-linked distorted gene in Drosophila simulans and the autosomal gene that has evolved to counter the action of the distorter.