Now out in G3: academic.oup.com/g3journal/ad... (thanks to the editors and reviewers for attention to detail and efficiency!)
Have long-read data and want to know what you've really sequenced, and how much of it? Reliable taxonomic labels are often scarce if the target is from a less well-explored group. Fortunately, 2D embeddings from a VAE can tease apart different organisms in read sets: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
bioRxiv - the preprint server for biology, operated by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, a research and educational institution
Disentangling Cobionts and Contamination in Long-Read Genomic Data using Sequence Composition www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.05.30.596622v1
The recent acceleration in genome sequencing targeting previously unexplored parts of the tree of li
Interested in phylogenetic methods development, and looking for a postdoc? My colleagues in Nick Goldman's group at EMBL-EBI have a position open to work on pandemic-scale methods: www.embl.org/jobs/positio... (can vouch for the working environment)
✉️ Some science 🧪 buddies and I have written an open letter to the UK government, strongly opposing their “kicking woke ideology out of science” sentiments, which stand to damage the UK’s scientific standing and ability to deliver for public good. Please read and consider signing ✍🏻 t.co/H7rNzb0wGh
Online survey BOS
For enthusiasts of small eukaryotes: I'll be talking about myxozoans (very small parasitic cnidarians) tomorrow at Biodiversity Genomics 2023 (10am BST). Also featured in the session: Microsporidia and nematodes.