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Amazon Genomics CLI Seeks to Improve Integration of Bioinformatics With AWS Cloud
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The company calls the new software tool another "on ramp" to Amazon Web Services for petabyte-scale computing applications.

UC Santa Cruz Center for Live Cell Genomics Wins $13.5M NIH Grant

The funding will spur development of live cell methods and biotechnologies to study neurodevelopmental disorders and cancer.

Unique Fraction of Modern Human Genome Surprisingly Small, Comparison With Archaic Hominins Suggests

Human-specific sequences not found in Neanderthals or Denisovans appeared to make up 1.5 to 7 percent of the human genome, contributing to brain-related processes.

Vertebrate Genomes Project Presents High-Quality Genomes for 25 Species

In a series of new papers, researchers from the project describe their sequencing pipeline and how the new assemblies have fueled additional studies.

Human Pangenome Reference Consortium Releases Data From 30 Genomes

At AGBT, UCSC's Karen Miga provided updates on the human pangenome reference project and the telomere-to-telomere consortium's genome assembly work.

Sep 22, 2020

Google DeepVariant Boosts Accuracy of Indel Calls in PacBio Long Reads
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Jul 14, 2020

Telomere-to-Telomere Team Shares Complete X Chromosome Assembly

May 7, 2020

Ancient Andean Genomes Reveal Genetic Substructure, Continuity of Populations

Feb 10, 2020

Coronavirus Genome Annotation Reveals Amino Acid Differences With Other SARS Viruses

Oct 25, 2019

Treatment Targets Identified by RNA Sequencing in Pediatric Cancer Cases

Oct 17, 2019

Variant Detection Gets Boost From Graph Genomes, De Novo Assemblies
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Oct 8, 2019

UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute Receives $8.5M Gift

Sep 24, 2019

NIH Awards $29.5M to Two Centers for New Human Genome Reference Program

Sep 5, 2019

Ancient DNA Studies Untangle Genetic History of Indus River Valley Civilization

Aug 16, 2019

Optofluidic Chip Integrates Nanopores, Electrical Feedback to Control Single-Molecule Delivery
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Aug 16, 2019

New Long Read Assemblers for De Novo Genomes Promise Speed, Scalability
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Aug 16, 2019

UCLA to Lead $10M Conservation Genomics Project

Apr 2, 2019

Combined Analysis of DNA, RNA Gaining Popularity in Pediatric Cancer Research

Mar 26, 2019

New Human Genome Reference Projects Combine Long Nanopore Reads, Other Data Types
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Mar 18, 2019

Nanopore Sequencing Adapter Enables Low-Cost Experiments, May Broaden Technology's Use
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Feb 28, 2019

Gene Expression Outlier Analysis Aims to ID New Druggable Targets for Pediatric Cancers
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Jan 29, 2019

UC Santa Cruz, Western Digital to Test Genomic Sequencing Workflow Acceleration Technologies

Aug 27, 2018

Extinct Cave Bear DNA Sequences Found in Modern-Day Brown Bear Populations

Aug 2, 2018

Flores Island Pygmy Genomes Provide Clues to Ancestry, Short Stature

Feb 14, 2018

UCSC Pediatric Cancer Effort Finds Success Using Gene Expression Data to Match Patients to Treatments

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And a Fourth?

A fourth dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in an Israeli study increased antibody levels but did not prevent Omicron variant infections, according to the Financial Times.

For Better Science Software

A virtual institute funded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt's philanthropy aims to lure software engineers to academia, Science reports.

Recommendation Explanations

The New York Times writes that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is straining to both make and explain decisions based on limited information.

Genome Research Papers on De Novo Mutation Rates, Polyploid Genotyping, Oncogene Epigenomic Translocation

In Genome Research this week: de novo mutations rates in hemoglobin subunits, analysis of variant calling methods for polyploid plants, and more.