The Scan

In Nature this week: computational approach to find mosaic mutations in sequencing data, and more.

A new analysis finds that articles published in "predatory" journals do not receive many citations, ScienceInsider reports.

In Genome Biology this week: chromosome evolution analysis of the giant panda, somatic mutations in healthy tissues, and more.

Dalhousie University's Françoise Baylis discusses He Jiankui and the ethics of heritable human genome editing research in a Boston Globe op-ed.

In PNAS this week: extrachromosomal circular DNA in pregnant women's blood plasma, mutation accumulation limited by tissue compartment size, and more.

The National Health Service in England has begun to sequence the exomes of critically ill infants and children, the Telegraph reports.

In PLOS this week: consequences of double-strand DNA break repair in E. coli, KRAS mutations in circulating tumor DNA samples, and more.

BBC News reports that researchers have uncovered genetic markers associated with traits that may make trees more resilient to climate change.

In Science this week: circulating tumor DNA to identify colorectal cancer and predict survival, and more.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports some pharmacies in the area offering genetic testing to guide treatment choices for individuals with mental illnesses.

In Nature this week: artificial intelligence system is better at spotting breast cancer than experts and a universal sample multiplexing method for single-cell RNA sequencing.

A number of genomics studies made headlines in the 2010s and more are predicted to do so in the coming year.