ESS-Color Algorithm Compresses Biological Sequence Graphs to Cut Storage Overhead
Computer scientists developed ESS-color, a specialized disk compression algorithm for colored de Bruijn graphs that significantly outperforms existing tools across ...
Tag: k-mers
New Algorithms Swiftly Identify Strongly Unique DNA Sequences Across Genomes
Engineered algorithms identify strongly unique genomic k-mers in seconds across billions of sequences, substantially accelerating alignment-free sequence analysis and xenograft ...
New k-mer estimators untangle substitutions, insertions and deletions in evolving genomes
Researchers have derived closed-form, alignment-free estimators that jointly quantify substitution, deletion and insertion rates from k-mer statistics, with concentration guarantees ...
Random-Forest Phasing Tool Nearly Doubles Contiguity of Diploid Genome Assemblies
The alignment-free phasing tool RFhap used multi-scale parental k-mers and a random forest classifier to nearly double corrected haplotype NG50 ...
Bigger Reference Databases Are Quietly Eroding the Accuracy of Metagenomic Classification
A new study shows that the relentless growth of the NCBI RefSeq database is degrading the accuracy of the popular ...
Hyperbolic Geometry Breaks the Euclidean Barrier in Biological Sequence Analysis
Researchers have developed a hyperboloid-based kernel method that maps biological sequence representations into hyperbolic space to overcome the distortion caused ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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