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Vaccines track released for the UCSC SARS-CoV-2 Genome Browser
May 11, 2021 UC Santa Cruz Genomics Institute The UCSC Genome Browser team announced the release today of the Vaccines track for the UCSC SARS-CoV-2 Genome Browser. This track shows the alignment of three different mRNA vaccine sequences to the SARS-CoV-2 genome: The...
New tools enable rapid analysis of coronavirus sequences and tracking of variants
UShER allows researchers to quickly see how a new viral sequence is related to all other variants of SARS-CoV-2, crucial information for tracking transmission dynamics Tim Stephens | May 10, 2021 | UCSC The COVID-19 pandemic has spurred genomic surveillance of viruses...
Oldest DNA sequences reveal how mammoths evolved
Caption: This illustration represents a reconstruction of the steppe mammoths that preceded the woolly mammoth, based on genetic analysis of ancient mammoth DNA. (Illustration by Beth Zaiken/Centre for Palaeogenetics) Analysis of ancient DNA sequences recovered from...
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The @IBSC_UCSC hosts Dr. Ericka Boone (NIH Division of Loan Repayment, Acting Director) to present her talk: "Imposter Syndrome: Confronting the Career Development Monster Hiding Under the Bed". Join us on May 27, 10am
(https://ibsc.ucsc.edu/events/dr-ericka-boone)
You can see new sequences from Brazil and the USA on http://nextstrain.org/ncov/south-america and http://nextstrain.org/ncov/north-america.
(Thanks to Pesquisa em Virologia Lab, @ucscgenomics, Sonic Reference Lab, @unccharlotte, @ColumbiaHIV)
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Please join the effort to evaluate and improve long-read transcriptome approaches! Our lab is thrilled to be working with @anaconesa @calizavi @ChrisVollmers and so many other great researchers.
And yes, there is a manatee sample! https://twitter.com/gencodegenes/status/1392155411051159557
The Long-read RNAseq Genome Annotation Assessment Project #LRGASP challenge has started. @PacBio @nanopore @illumina data is now available. Challenge ends Sep 1 2021. Join this community effort & submit your predictions of transcript models/quantification. https://bit.ly/3eEhPCw
1. Our paper just came out yesterday! It was an incredible team effort including: @yatishturakhia, Bryan Thornlow, @Nicola_De_Maio, Landen Gozashti, Angie Hinrichs, @RobLanfear, David Haussler. 🎉
Read it here: https://rdcu.be/ckjRK