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Improved variant discovery through local re-alignment of short-read next-generation sequencing data using SRMA
Nils Homer, Stanley F Nelson Genome Biology 2010, 11:R99 (8 October 2010)
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The novel short-read micro re-aligner SRMA improves variant discovery when aligning deep sequencing data to a reference genome.
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Capturing the dynamic epigenome
Roger B Deal, Steven Henikoff Genome Biology 2010, 11:218 (8 October 2010)
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Direct measurements of chromatin dynamics are providing deeper insights into processes such as transcription, DNA replication and epigenetic inheritance.
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Do-it-yourself genetic testing
Steven L Salzberg, Mihaela Pertea Genome Biology 2010, 11:404 (7 October 2010)
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How to test your BRCA status and why we need to prepare for the personal genomics age.
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Sequencing the genome of the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
William S Davidson, Ben F Koop, Steven JM Jones, Patricia Iturra, Rodrigo Vidal, Alejandro Maass, Inge Jonassen, Sigbjorn Lien, Stig W Omholt Genome Biology 2010, 11:403 (30 September 2010)
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The International Collaboration to Sequence the Atlantic Salmon Genome (ICSASG) will produce a genome sequence that identifies and physically maps all genes in the Atlantic salmon genome and acts as a reference sequence for other salmonids.
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The rate of the molecular clock and the cost of gratuitous protein synthesis
Germán Plata, Max E Gottesman, Dennis Vitkup Genome Biology 2010, 11:R98 (29 September 2010)
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The effect and cost of protein misfolding on protein evolution rate in E. coli is shown to be small compared with effects of protein synthesis.
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Premature terminator analysis sheds light on a hidden world of bacterial transcriptional attenuation
Magali Naville, Daniel Gautheret Genome Biology 2010, 11:R97 (29 September 2010)
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The large-scale detection of bacterial attenuators of transcription reveals a far more varied picture of transcriptional regulation than previously anticipated.
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Multi-species integrative biclustering
Peter Waltman, Thadeous Kacmarczyk, Ashley R Bate, Daniel B Kearns, David J Reiss, Patrick Eichenberger, Richard Bonneau Genome Biology 2010, 11:R96 (29 September 2010)
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cMonkey allows biclustering of data from multiple species in order to identify gene groups with conserved regulatory modules
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Novel venom gene discovery in the platypus
Camilla M Whittington, Anthony T Papenfuss, Devin P Locke, Elaine R Mardis, Richard K Wilson, Sahar Abubucker, Makedonka Mitreva, Emily SW Wong, Arthur L Hsu, Philip W Kuchel, Katherine Belov, Wesley C Warren Genome Biology 2010, 11:R95 (29 September 2010)
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The transcriptome of the platypus venom gland reveals novel venom genes and sheds light on the evolution of mammalian venom.
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Rat traps: filling the toolbox for manipulating the rat genome
Ruben van Boxtel, Edwin Cuppen Genome Biology 2010, 11:217 (29 September 2010)
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Efficient gene targeting and mutant generation in the rat are increasing its usefulness as a model animal.
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Host transcription in active and latent tuberculosis
Sarah M Fortune, Eric J Rubin Genome Biology 2010, 11:135 (28 September 2010)
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A recent study has identified a transcriptional signature for active tuberculosis, suggesting that the distinction between active and latent forms may not be absolute.
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Sequence and structure of Brassica rapa chromosome A3
Jeong-Hwan Mun, Soo-Jin Kwon, Young-Joo Seol, Jin A Kim, Mina Jin, Jung Sun Kim, Myung-Ho Lim, Soo-In Lee, Joon Ki Hong, Tae-Ho Park, Sang-Choon Lee, Beom-Jin Kim, Mi-Suk Seo, Seunghoon Baek, Min-Jee Lee, Ja Young Shin, Jang-Ho Hahn, Yoon-Jung Hwang, Ki-Byung Lim, Jee Young Park, Jonghoon Lee, Tae-Jin Yang, Hee-Ju Yu, Ik-Young Choi, Beom-Soon Choi, Su Ryun Choi, Nirala Ramchiary, Yong Pyo Lim, Fiona Fraser, Nizar Drou, Eleni Soumpourou, Martin Trick, Ian Bancroft, Andrew G Sharpe, Isobel AP Parkin, Jacqueline Batley, Dave Edwards, Beom-Seok Park et al.
Genome Biology 2010, 11:R94 (27 September 2010)
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Brassica rapa A3 chromosome sequence and a comparative synteny analysis with Arabidopsis thaliana provides a model of plant genome evolution.
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Unmasking a role for sex chromosomes in gene silencing
Danielle M Maatouk, Blanche Capel Genome Biology 2010, 11:134 (27 September 2010)
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New research suggests that sex chromosome dimorphism helps to regulate gene silencing.
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Shadows on the wall
Gregory A Petsko Genome Biology 2010, 11:136 (23 September 2010)
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Skepticism is healthy and the toppling of scientific paradigms shouldn’t be feared.
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Genome-wide analysis of mRNA decay patterns during early Drosophila development
Stefan Thomsen, Simon Anders, Sarath Chandra Janga, Wolfgang Huber, Claudio R Alonso Genome Biology 2010, 11:R93 (21 September 2010)
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A study of mRNA decay in Drosophila embryos identifies maternally- and zygotically-encoded factors regulating mRNA degradation
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A statistical approach for detecting genomic aberrations in heterogeneous tumor samples from single nucleotide polymorphism genotyping data
Christopher Yau, Dmitri Mouradov, Robert N Jorissen, Stefano Colella, Ghazala Mirza, Graham Steers, Adrian Harris, Jiannis Ragoussis, Oliver Sieber, Christopher C Holmes Genome Biology 2010, 11:R92 (21 September 2010)
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OncoSNP is a method for detecting CNVs in tumors from SNP array data that can account for contaminating healthy tissue.
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Living the high life: high-altitude adaptation
Laura B Scheinfeldt, Sarah A Tishkoff Genome Biology 2010, 11:133 (10 September 2010)
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Genome-wide scans show that genetic variants associated with high-altitude adaptation in different geographic populations arose independently.
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Sequencing and analysis of an Irish human genome
Pin Tong, James GD Prendergast, Amanda J Lohan, Susan M Farrington, Simon Cronin, Nial Friel, Dan G Bradley, Orla Hardiman, Alex Evans, James F Wilson, Brendan Loftus Genome Biology 2010, 11:R91 (7 September 2010)
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The first Irish human genome was sequenced to 11-fold coverage. Over 3 million SNPs and nearly 200,000 indels are identified.
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The first Irish genome and ways of improving sequence accuracy
Young Seok Ju, Yun Joo Yoo, Jong-Il Kim, Jeong-Sun Seo Genome Biology 2010, 11:132 (7 September 2010)
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The whole-genome sequencing of an Irish person shows how imputation using previous known information improves the accuracy of low-read-depth sequencing.
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Comprehensive modeling of microRNA targets predicts functional non-conserved and non-canonical sites
Doron Betel, Anjali Koppal, Phaedra Agius, Chris Sander, Christina Leslie Genome Biology 2010, 11:R90 (27 August 2010)
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mirSVR is a method for miRNA target prediction that, unusually, takes into account non-canonical binding sequences and non-conserved sites
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Genomic acquisition of a capsular polysaccharide virulence cluster by non-pathogenic Burkholderia isolates
Bernice Meng Qi Sim, Narisara Chantratita, Wen Fong Ooi, Tannistha Nandi, Ryan Tewhey, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Janjira Thaipadungpanit, Sarinna Tumapa, Pramila Ariyaratne, Wing-Kin Sung, Xiao Hui Sem, Hui Hoon Chua, Kalpana Ramnarayanan, Chi Ho Lin, Yichun Liu, Edward J Feil, Mindy B Glass, Gladys Tan, Sharon J Peacock, Patrick Tan Genome Biology 2010, 11:R89 (27 August 2010)
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Sequencing and microarray analyses of non-pathogenic and pathogenic Burkholderia isolates reveals insight into the factors underlying the acquisition of pathogenesis.
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The past is a foreign country
Gregory A Petsko Genome Biology 2010, 11:131 (27 August 2010)
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The scientific worldview of someone starting graduate school today is very different from that of previous generations.
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Elucidating the molecular characteristics of organogenesis in human embryos
Xin Geng, Guillermo Oliver Genome Biology 2010, 11:130 (27 August 2010)
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A transcriptomic analysis of early human organogenesis reveals the molecular signature of these processes.
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Transcription, one allele at a time
Timothée Lionnet, Robert H Singer Genome Biology 2010, 11:129 (27 August 2010)
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A new technique for the imaging of transcription from a single gene in living cells highlights the dynamic nature of transcriptional regulation.
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An illuminated view of molecular biology
Yoseph Barash, Xinchen Wang Genome Biology 2010, 11:307 (26 August 2010)
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A report on the 18th Annual International Conference on Intelligent Systems for Molecular Biology (ISMB) and the 7th Special Interest Group meeting on Alternative Splicing, Boston, USA, 9-13 July 2010.
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Dosage compensation and the global re-balancing of aneuploid genomes
Matthias Prestel, Christian Feller, Peter B Becker Genome Biology 2010, 11:216 (26 August 2010)
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The dosage-compensation systems that equalize X-chromosome expression between sexes exemplify the intricacies of compensating for differences in gene copy number.
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