The researchers, who also performed whole-genome sequencing on 853 macaques, found new lineage-specific genes and expanded gene families in the monkeys.
In Nature this week: donkey genome gives insight into domestication, workflow for reference-free assembly of fully phased diploid human genomes, and more.
The methods, both published in Nature Biotechnology this week, result in completely phased haplotypes, without the need for sequencing parental samples.
At the AMP 2020 annual meeting, the Chicago pediatric hospital described how to modernize variant calling, as new human genome assemblies are in the works.
In Nature this week: molecular profiling platform identifies treatments for pediatric cancer cases, metaFlye algorithm addresses challenges of long-read metagenomic assembly, and more.
Using ultra-long read and other sequence data, researchers came up with a de novo X chromosome assembly that covers parts of the sex chromosome missed in the past.
The New York Times reports that experts say President Joe Biden's goal of vaccinating 1 million people a day in the US in the next 100 days is too low a bar.
