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ZINBA integrates local covariates with DNA-seq data to identify broad and narrow regions of enrichment, even within amplified genomic regions
Naim U Rashid, Paul G Giresi, Joseph G Ibrahim, Wei Sun, Jason D Lieb Genome Biology 2011, 12:R67 (25 July 2011)
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ZINBA is a method for analyzing peaks in next generation sequencing datasets such as ChIP-seq or DNase-seq
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Sequestration: inadvertently killing biomedical research to score political points
Jeffrey T Leek, Steven L Salzberg Genome Biology 2013, 14:109 (27 March 2013)
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Steven Salzberg and Jeff Leek are concerned about the Sequester's impact on biomedical research, and argue for a change in policy direction
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Runaway transcription
Jiannan Guo, Tiandao Li, David H Price Genome Biology 2013, 14:133 (30 September 2013)
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David Price proposes that 7SK snRNA is a key barrier to runaway transcription - in contrast to the inept engineer Casey Jones
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RNA sequencing reveals sexually dimorphic gene expression before gonadal differentiation in chicken and allows comprehensive annotation of the W-chromosome
Katie L Ayers, Nadia M Davidson, Diana Demiyah, Kelly N Roeszler, Frank Grützner, Andrew H Sinclair, Alicia Oshlack, Craig A Smith Genome Biology 2013, 14:R26 (25 March 2013)
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A transcriptomic analysis of the chicken female-specific W sex chromosome sheds light on avian sex differentiation
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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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Comprehensive genotyping of the USA national maize inbred seed bank
Maria C Romay, Mark J Millard, Jeffrey C Glaubitz, Jason A Peiffer, Kelly L Swarts, Terry M Casstevens, Robert J Elshire, Charlotte B Acharya, Sharon E Mitchell, Sherry A Flint-Garcia, Michael D McMullen, James B Holland, Edward S Buckler, Candice A Gardner Genome Biology 2013, 14:R55 (11 June 2013)
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Genotyping-by-Sequencing analysis of maize inbred accessions, identifying candidate genes for kernel color, sweet corn, and flowering time
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Aging effects on DNA methylation modules in human brain and blood tissue
Steve Horvath, Yafeng Zhang, Peter Langfelder, René S Kahn, Marco PM Boks, Kristel van Eijk, Leonard H van den Berg, Roel A Ophoff Genome Biology 2012, 13:R97 (3 October 2012)
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An age-related co-methylation module in human brain and blood tissue includes genes associated with Alzheimer's disease
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Modeling gene expression using chromatin features in various cellular contexts
Xianjun Dong, Melissa C Greven, Anshul Kundaje, Sarah Djebali, James B Brown, Chao Cheng, Thomas R Gingeras, Mark Gerstein, Roderic Guigó, Ewan Birney, Zhiping Weng Genome Biology 2012, 13:R53 (5 September 2012)
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Models for linking gene expression with chromatin features vary according to cellular context and RNA measurement method
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Quartz-Seq: a highly reproducible and sensitive single-cell RNA sequencing method, 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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Specific nuclear envelope transmembrane proteins can promote the location of chromosomes to and from the nuclear periphery
Nikolaj Zuleger, Shelagh Boyle, David A Kelly, Jose I de las Heras, Vassiliki Lazou, Nadia Korfali, Dzmitry G Batrakou, K Natalie Randles, Glenn E Morris, David J Harrison, Wendy A Bickmore, Eric C Schirmer Genome Biology 2013, 14:R14 (15 February 2013)
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A new study identifies nuclear envelope proteins which may reposition human chromosomes in a tissue-specific manner
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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 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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From RNA-seq reads to differential expression results
Alicia Oshlack, Mark D Robinson, Matthew D Young Genome Biology 2010, 11:220 (22 December 2010)
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Many methods and tools are available for preprocessing high-throughput RNA sequencing data and detecting differential expression.
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A blood based 12-miRNA signature of Alzheimer disease patients
Petra Leidinger, Christina Backes, Stephanie Deutscher, Katja Schmitt, Sabine C Mueller, Karen Frese, Jan Haas, Klemens Ruprecht, Friedemann Paul, Cord Stähler, Christoph JG Lang, Benjamin Meder, Tamas Bartfai, Eckart Meese, Andreas Keller Genome Biology 2013, 14:R78 (29 July 2013)
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A 12-miRNA signature in blood samples can be used to detect Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological disorders
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MetAMOS: a modular and open source metagenomic assembly and analysis pipeline
Todd J Treangen, Sergey Koren, Daniel D Sommer, Bo Liu, Irina Astrovskaya, Brian Ondov, Aaron E Darling, Adam M Phillippy, Mihai Pop Genome Biology 2013, 14:R2 (15 January 2013)
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A modular, metagenomic analysis and assembly pipeline that inputs next-generation sequencing reads to generate genomic scaffolds and open reading frames
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Comprehensive evaluation of differential gene expression analysis methods for RNA-seq data
Franck Rapaport, Raya Khanin, Yupu Liang, Mono Pirun, Azra Krek, Paul Zumbo, Christopher E Mason, Nicholas D Socci, Doron Betel Genome Biology 2013, 14:R95 (10 September 2013)
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An evaluation of differential gene expression analysis methods for RNA-seq data using the SEQC gold standard dataset
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The advantages of SMRT sequencing
Richard J Roberts, Mauricio O Carneiro, Michael C Schatz Genome Biology 2013, 14:405 (3 July 2013)
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Rich Roberts, Mauricio Carneiro and Michael Schatz argue for a greater uptake of the impressive PacBio SMRT sequencing platform
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Ray Meta: scalable de novo metagenome assembly and profiling
Sébastien Boisvert, Frédéric Raymond, Élénie Godzaridis, François Laviolette, Jacques Corbeil Genome Biology 2012, 13:R122 (22 December 2012)
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A scalable, de novo metagenomic assembly method that couples taxonomic and ontology profiling
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REAPR: a universal tool for genome assembly evaluation
Martin Hunt, Taisei Kikuchi, Mandy Sanders, Chris Newbold, Matthew Berriman, Thomas D Otto Genome Biology 2013, 14:R47 (27 May 2013)
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A new user-friendly software tool for genome assembly evaluation
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methylKit: a comprehensive R package for the analysis of genome-wide DNA methylation profiles
Altuna Akalin, Matthias Kormaksson, Sheng Li, Francine E Garrett-Bakelman, Maria E Figueroa, Ari Melnick, Christopher E Mason Genome Biology 2012, 13:R87 (3 October 2012)
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An R package (incorporating multiple analysis tools) automates and simplifies the characterization of methylation datasets
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Plant genomics: sowing the seeds of success
Gemma D Bilsborough Genome Biology 2013, 14:404 (28 June 2013)
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Genome Biology's Special Issue Editor, Gemma Bilsborough, gives an overview of our plant genomics issue
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Farnesyltransferase inhibitor treatment restores chromosome territory positions and active chromosome dynamics in Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome cells
Ishita S Mehta, Christopher H Eskiw, Halime D Arican, Ian R Kill, Joanna M Bridger Genome Biology 2011, 12:R74 (12 August 2011)
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Treating cultured cells from Hutchinson-Gilford progeria patients with farnesyltransferase inhibitors restores wildtype chromosome dynamics
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Toward almost closed genomes with GapFiller
Marten Boetzer, Walter Pirovano Genome Biology 2012, 13:R56 (25 June 2012)
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GapFiller is a method for automatically filling gaps in short read genome assemblies using the existing sequencing data
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CIPRO 2.5: Ciona intestinalis Protein Database - a unique integrated repository of large-scale omics data, bioinformatic analyses, and curated annotation, with ability for user rating and comments
Toshinori Endo, Keisuke Ueno, Kouki Yonezawa, Katsuhiko Mineta, Kohji Hotta, Yutaka Satou, Lixy Yamada, Michio Ogasawara, Hiroki Takahashi, Ayako Nakajima, Mia Nakachi, Mamoru Nomura, Junko Yaguchi, Alu Konno, Yasunori Sasakura, Akiyasu C Yoshizawa, Hisaaki Taniguchi, Chisato Yamasaki, Miho Sera, Tadashi Imanishi, Kazuo Inaba Genome Biology 2010, 11(Suppl 1):P11 (11 October 2010)
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The genome sequence of the most widely cultivated cacao type and its use to identify candidate genes regulating pod color
Juan C Motamayor, Keithanne Mockaitis, Jeremy Schmutz, Niina Haiminen, Donald Livingstone, Omar Cornejo, Seth D Findley, Ping Zheng, Filippo Utro, Stefan Royaert, Christopher Saski, Jerry Jenkins, Ram Podicheti, Meixia Zhao, Brian E Scheffler, Joseph C Stack, Frank A Feltus, Guiliana M Mustiga, Freddy Amores, Wilbert Phillips, Jean Philippe Marelli, Gregory D May, Howard Shapiro, Jianxin Ma, Carlos D Bustamante, Raymond J Schnell, Dorrie Main, Don Gilbert, Laxmi Parida, David N Kuhn et al.
Genome Biology 2013, 14:R53 (3 June 2013)
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The genome sequence of Theobroma cacao Matina 1-6 allows the identification of a gene associated with pod color
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Efficient and robust RNA-seq process for cultured bacteria and complex community transcriptomes
Georgia Giannoukos, Dawn M Ciulla, Katherine Huang, Brian J Haas, Jacques Izard, Joshua Z Levin, Jonathan Livny, Ashlee M Earl, Dirk Gevers, Doyle V Ward, Chad Nusbaum, Bruce W Birren, Andreas Gnirke Genome Biology 2012, 13:r23 (28 March 2012)
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A method is presented for transcriptome sequencing of complex bacterial mixtures or communities
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