Lichen yeasts show structured host choice, not thallus dependence
Amplicon sequencing expanded the known diversity of cystobasidiomycete yeasts associated with Arthoniales lichens while finding no general link between yeast ...
Tag: Oxford Nanopore
Goonch Catfish Mitogenome Resolves Close Phylogeny, Flags Preliminary DNA Modifications
A single-individual study assembled the goonch catfish mitogenome, resolved B. bagarius as sister to B. yarrelli and identified unvalidated candidate ...
Natrix2 brings Nanopore reads into an open-source metabarcoding workflow
Natrix2 adds dedicated Oxford Nanopore processing, alternative clustering and taxonomic tools, and specialist reference databases to an open-source metabarcoding workflow.
Australian Scientists Merge DNA Sequencing and Taxonomy to Identify Ants
Australian researchers have developed a workflow combining non-destructive DNA extraction, Illumina and Nanopore sequencing, and expert morphological identification to screen ...
Long-Read RNA Sequencing Reveals Hidden Radiation Signatures in Human Blood Cells
A Mainz team used Oxford Nanopore long-read RNA sequencing on irradiated human blood, uncovering isoform-specific radiation responses and novel transcript ...
Scientists build the first gap-free genome of the Chinese holly
Researchers have assembled the first telomere-to-telomere, gap-free genome of the Chinese holly, resolving its chromosome number and revealing duplications that ...
ERMA brings standardization to single-cell epicPCR analysis of microbial communities
An open-source Snakemake pipeline called ERMA standardizes and automates epicPCR data analysis, achieving strong concordance with published results and full ...
One Nanopore Panel Reads Out Parkinson’s Genes and Repeat Expansions Together
Researchers have built a 564-gene nanopore adaptive sampling panel that detects Parkinson's disease variants, structural rearrangements, and repeat expansions in ...
Bleach and DNA-Zap emerge as best ways to clean ticks before microbiome sequencing
A controlled mock-community study shows that bleach and DNA/RNA Zap outperform ethanol at removing surface bacteria from Ixodes ricinus ticks ...
Rare SARS-CoV-2 Deletion in nsp3 Emerges From Routine Genomic Surveillance
Routine genomic surveillance in California uncovered a rare 69-nucleotide in-frame deletion in the SARS-CoV-2 nsp3 protein, found in only 23 ...
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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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