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May 12, 2020

PNAS Papers on SARS-CoV-2, Vancomycin-Resistant Bacterial Adaptations, More

In PNAS this week: concerns regarding proposed SARS-CoV-2 phylogenetic network, adaptations that help Enterococcus establish infections, and more.

May 04, 2020

PLOS Papers on Glaucoma Gene, Cold-Tolerant Yeast Origins, Myanmar Bloodstream Infection Bacteria

In PLOS this week: gene alteration linked to glaucoma, genome sequencing traces origin of lager yeast, and more.

Apr 29, 2020

Genome Biology Studies on Single-Cell Phylogeny, Metagenomic Classification, Circular RNAs

In Genome Biology this week: computational approach to determine phylogenetic relationships from single-cell data, metagenomic classification pipeline, and more.

Apr 17, 2020

SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Epidemiology Suggests Reintroductions, Domestic Spread in China, US

Independent teams reported on apparent SARS-CoV-2 transmission events in China's Guangdong province and in Connecticut, using genome sequence, travel, and epidemiology data.

Apr 13, 2020

SARS-CoV-2 Genomes Let Researchers Retrace Viral Spread, Mitigation Effects

Researchers have been using Nextstrain, which includes data for thousands of SARS-CoV-2 genomes, to study how the virus accrues mutations over time.

Mar 27, 2020

SARS-CoV-2-Related Coronaviruses Found in Pangolins

A sequencing analysis led by researchers at Shantou University in China provides evidence that pangolins may be an intermediary host for SARS-CoV-2.

Mar 25, 2020

Still Following It

Bloomberg writes that Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center's Trevor Bedford and his colleagues continue to use viral genomics to track SARS-CoV-2.

Feb 10, 2020

Coronavirus Genome Annotation Reveals Amino Acid Differences With Other SARS Viruses

Chinese researchers conducted a systematic comparison between the newly discovered coronavirus genome and SARS-like viruses that caused previous epidemics.

Jan 13, 2020

PLOS Papers Look at Vascular Disease Risk, Campylobacter in Cattle, Ovarian Cancer-Associated Microbes

In PLOS this week: role for TWIST1 gene expression in vascular disease risk, new Campylobacter species, and more.

Nov 19, 2019

PNAS Studies on Supercentenarians, Blood Cell Differentiation in AML, Beetle Evolution

In PNAS this week: cytotoxic CD4 T cell signature in supercentenarians, evolutionary history of beetles, and more.

Breaking News

The Scan

Letters Urge Review of Decision to End Coronavirus Grant

Nobel laureates and scientific societies urge NIH and the Department of Health and Human Services to revisit the recent decision to end funding for a coronavirus grant.

US Concerns Over BGI Testing in Middle East

Bloomberg reports that BGI's SARS-CoV-2 testing sites in the Middle East have raised concerns among US officials.

Confidence Boost

A new Pew Research Center poll finds confidence in medical researchers has grown among US adults since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Science Studies Describe Machine Learning Algorithm to Speed Mendelian Diagnoses, Safe Drug Response Gene, More

In Science this week: machine learning algorithm for faster Mendelian disorder diagnoses, gene linked to safe response to nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates, and more.

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