new code for reading FASTA files

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@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ NEW FEATURES
     o plot.phylo() has a new option, open.angle, used when plotting
       circular trees.
 
+    o The new function read.FASTA reads FASTA files much faster and
+      more efficiently. It is called internally by read.dna(, "fasta")
+      or can be called directly.
+
 
 BUG FIXES
 
@@ -28,6 +32,8 @@ OTHER CHANGES
 
     o .compressTipLabel() is 10 times faster thanks to Joseph Brown.
 
+    o base.freq() is now faster with lists.
+
 
 
                CHANGES IN APE VERSION 3.0-6