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Longitudinal, genome-scale analysis of DNA methylation in twins from birth to 18 months of age reveals rapid epigenetic change in early life and pair-specific effects of discordance
David Martino, Yuk Jin Loke, Lavinia Gordon, Miina Ollikainen, Mark N Cruickshank, Richard Saffery, Jeffrey M Craig Genome Biology 2013, 14:R42 (22 May 2013)
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A longitudinal study of DNA methylation in twins at birth and 18 months finds that some loci drift in methylation status
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Genome of the long-living sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.)
Ray Ming, Robert VanBuren, Yanling Liu, Mei Yang, Yuepeng Han, Lei-Ting Li, Qiong Zhang, Min-Jeong Kim, Michael C Schatz, Michael Campbell, Jingping Li, John E Bowers, Haibao Tang, Eric Lyons, Ann A Ferguson, Giuseppe Narzisi, David R Nelson, Crysten E Blaby-Haas, Andrea R Gschwend, Yuannian Jiao, Joshua P Der, Fanchang Zeng, Jennifer Han, Xiang Jia Min, Karen A Hudson, Ratnesh Singh, Aleel K Grennan, Steven J Karpowicz, Jennifer R Watling, Kikukatsu Ito et al.
Genome Biology 2013, 14:R41 (10 May 2013)
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The genome of the long-living, slowly evolving sacred lotus reveals the genetic mechanisms underlying its adaptation to limited nutrient availability
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After the gold rush
Neil Hall Genome Biology 2013, 14:115 (7 May 2013)
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Neil Hall wonders whether genomics is ready for a plateau in sequencing costs
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CRISPR-Cas systems target a diverse collection of invasive mobile genetic elements in human microbiomes
Quan Zhang, Mina Rho, Haixu Tang, Thomas G Doak, Yuzhen Ye Genome Biology 2013, 14:R40 (29 April 2013)
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Analysis of CRISPR sequences contained in human metagenomic datasets reveals a variety of different targeted mobile genetic elements
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EMu: probabilistic inference of mutational processes and their localization in the cancer genome
Andrej Fischer, Christopher JR Illingworth, Peter J Campbell, Ville Mustonen Genome Biology 2013, 14:R39 (29 April 2013)
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A method to infer mutational processes from cancer sequencing data and to determine the genomic sites at which they are active
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jMOSAiCS: joint analysis of multiple ChIP-seq datasets
Xin Zeng, Rajendran Sanalkumar, Emery H Bresnick, Hongda Li, Qiang Chang, Sunduz Keles Genome Biology 2013, 14:R38 (29 April 2013)
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A novel probabilistic method for jointly analyzing multiple ChIP-seq datasets offers an improvement over chromHMM
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Phosphoproteomics data classify hematological cancer cell lines according to tumor type and sensitivity to kinase inhibitors
Pedro Casado, Maria P Alcolea, Francesco Iorio, Juan-Carlos Rodríguez-Prados, Bart Vanhaesebroeck, Julio Saez-Rodriguez, Simon Joel, Pedro R Cutillas Genome Biology 2013, 14:R37 (29 April 2013)
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A phosphoproteomic approach helps to distinguish between different types of blood cancers and gauges their sensitivity to kinase inhibitors
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Interactions between immunity, proliferation and molecular subtype in breast cancer prognosis
Srikanth Nagalla, Jeff W Chou, Mark C Willingham, Jimmy Ruiz, James P Vaughn, Purnima Dubey, Timothy L Lash, Stephen J Hamilton-Dutoit, Jonas Bergh, Christos Sotiriou, Michael A Black, Lance D Miller Genome Biology 2013, 14:R34 (29 April 2013)
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An analysis of nearly 2,000 breast cancer microarray samples reveals the presence of prognostic metagenes
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How to evaluate a graduate studentship, or choosing the right doctoral advisor
Duncan T Odom Genome Biology 2013, 14:114 (29 April 2013)
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Duncan Odom has some sage advice for those considering PhD options
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TopHat2: accurate alignment of transcriptomes in the presence of insertions, deletions and gene fusions
Daehwan Kim, Geo Pertea, Cole Trapnell, Harold Pimentel, Ryan Kelley, Steven L Salzberg Genome Biology 2013, 14:R36 (25 April 2013)
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A major update to TopHat, the popular Bowtie-based spliced aligner
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Raymond Gosling: the man who crystallized genes
Naomi Attar Genome Biology 2013, 14:402 (25 April 2013)
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"The most wonderful thing!" - Genome Biology meets Raymond Gosling, a key player in the discovery of the double helix
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Sixty years of genome biology
W Doolittle, Peter Fraser, Mark B Gerstein, Brenton R Graveley, Steven Henikoff, Curtis Huttenhower, Alicia Oshlack, Chris P Ponting, John L Rinn, Michael C Schatz, Jernej Ule, Detlef Weigel, George M Weinstock Genome Biology 2013, 14:113 (25 April 2013)
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Members of Genome Biology's Editorial Board select their highlights from the 60 years of genome biology that followed the double helix
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DNA binding specificities of the long zinc-finger recombination protein PRDM9
Timothy Billings, Emil D Parvanov, Christopher L Baker, Michael Walker, Kenneth Paigen, Petko M Petkov Genome Biology 2013, 14:R35 (24 April 2013)
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A detailed analysis of DNA binding by PRDM9, the zinc finger protein that determines recombination hotspots in mammals
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Systematic biases in DNA copy number originate from isolation procedures
Sebastiaan van Heesch, Michal Mokry, Veronika Boskova, Wade Junker, Rajdeep Mehon, Pim Toonen, Ewart de Bruijn, James D Shull, Timothy J Aitman, Edwin Cuppen, Victor Guryev Genome Biology 2013, 14:R33 (24 April 2013)
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A new study pinpoints the sources of copy number variation biases, highlighting the important issue of sample preparation
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The complex binding of PRDM9
Laure Ségurel Genome Biology 2013, 14:112 (24 April 2013)
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A Research Highlight by Laure Segurel offers a perspective on this issue's Research Article delineating the DNA-binding properties of PRDM9
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Single-cell biology meeting marks rebirth of an old science
Sten Linnarsson Genome Biology 2013, 14:305 (19 April 2013)
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A report on the third Single Cell Analyses meeting, held at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York, USA, March 6-9, 2013
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Neurogenomics of speech and language disorders: the road ahead
Pelagia Deriziotis, Simon E Fisher Genome Biology 2013, 14:204 (18 April 2013)
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From GWAS to Neanderthal genomes: Fisher and Deriziotis review what genomics can teach us about speech, language and their associated disorders
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p53 induces transcriptional and translational programs to suppress cell proliferation and growth
Fabricio Loayza-Puch, Jarno Drost, Koos Rooijers, Rui Lopes, Ran Elkon, Reuven Agami Genome Biology 2013, 14:R32 (17 April 2013)
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p53 activation results in mTOR inhibition and global repression of protein translation in response to oncogenic and energy stress
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Quartz-Seq: a highly reproducible and sensitive single-cell RNA-Seq reveals non-genetic gene expression heterogeneity
Yohei Sasagawa, Itoshi Nikaido, Tetsutaro Hayashi, Hiroki Danno, Kenichiro D Uno, Takeshi Imai, Hiroki R Ueda Genome Biology 2013, 14:R31 (17 April 2013)
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Quartz-Seq is a method for performing single cell RNA-seq which displays high reproducibility
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The fractured genome of HeLa cells
David Mittelman, John H Wilson Genome Biology 2013, 14:111 (17 April 2013)
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David Mittelman and John Wilson steer clear of the controversy, and offer a scientific perspective on the HeLa cell genome
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CRAC: an integrated approach to the analysis of RNA-seq reads
Nicolas Philippe, Mikaël Salson, Thérèse Commes, Eric Rivals Genome Biology 2013, 14:R30 (28 March 2013)
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Integrated analysis of mutations, indels and splice or chimeric junctions from RNA-seq data
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The genome sequence of the ground tit Pseudopodoces humilis provides insights into its adaptation to high altitude.
Qingle Cai, Xiaoju Qian, Yongshan Lang, Yadan Luo, Shengkai Pan, Yuanyuan Hui, Caiyun Gou, Yue Cai, Meirong Hao, Jinyang Zhao, Songbo Wang, Zhaobao Wang, Xinming Zhang, Jinchao Liu, Longhai Luo, Yingrui Li, Jun Wang, Rongjun He, Fumin Lei, Jiaohui Xu Genome Biology 2013, 14:R29 (28 March 2013)
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The ground tit genome, one of the highest quality avian genome assemblies to date, reveals potential mechanisms of high altitude adaptation
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The western painted turtle genome, a model for the evolution of extreme physiological adaptations in a slowly evolving lineage
John Abramyan, Daleen Badenhorst, Kyle K Biggar, Glen M Borchert, Christopher W Botka, Rachel M Bowden, Edward L Braun, Anne M Bronikowski, Benoit G Bruneau, Leslie T Buck, Blanche Capel, Todd A Castoe, Mike Czerwinski, Kim D Delehaunty, Scott V Edwards, Catrina C Fronick, Matthew K Fujita, Lucinda Fulton, Tina A Graves, Richard E Green, Wilfried Haerty, Ramkumar Hariharan, LaDeana H Hillier, Alisha K Holloway, Daniel Janes, Fredric J Janzen, Cyriac Kandoth, Lesheng Kong, Jason de Koning, Yang Li et al.
Genome Biology 2013, 14:R28 (28 March 2013)
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The genome of the western painted turtle, Chrysemys picta bellii, reveals insights into its extreme tolerance to anoxia and freezing
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Clinical applications of sequencing take center stage
Gustavo Glusman Genome Biology 2013, 14:303 (28 March 2013)
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A report on the Advances in Genome Biology and Technology (AGBT) meeting, Marco Island, Florida, USA, February 20-23, 2013
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Recent progress in the use of genetics to understand links between type 2 diabetes and related metabolic traits
Hanieh Yaghootkar, Timothy M Frayling Genome Biology 2013, 14:203 (28 March 2013)
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Tim Frayling and Hanieh Yaghootkar review how modern genetics is informing our understanding of the mechanisms underlying type 2 diabetes
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