Based on full #genome#sequences of 26 HPAIV samples from Iceland, which were collected between spring and autumn 2022, as well as 1 sample from the 2023 summer period, we show that 3 different genotypes of HPAIV H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b were circulating within the wild bird population in Iceland in 2022.
Researchers now have unlocked the genome of the #Arabica species and traced its origins to a natural mating between two other coffee species an estimated 610,000 to one million years ago in the forests of #Ethiopia. That makes this species older than our own species #HomoSapiens, which arose in #Africa about 300,000 years ago.
How to know when you've crossed over to full, freakin' paranoia?? When you read an article like this & immediately envision #Christofascist legislation to grow "abandoned" frozen embryos via artificial wombs so they can become neglected, traumatized kids--oops, I mean properly-educated RW voters. Voila... the next anti-abortion tool. 🤦♀️
And then there is also yet another ethical dimension, that of #fascist#eugenics. Who decides who will live or what will be procreated #IVF and then carried to term by an #ArtificialWomb?
#Humanity has already messed around enough with #evolution. Some combinations of the human #genome might simply not be meant to...
Autism is highly heritable. An estimated 40% to 80% of cases are tied to genes passed down through families. Live Science expands on a new study that suggests a “butterfly effect” may explain how autism-related genes in DNA get switched on. https://flip.it/iIy8_A #Science#Autism#DNA#Genome
#SystemsGenetics aims to understand how genetic diversity translates into phenotypic diversity, studying how information is transmitted from the #Genome through RNA proteins and beyond.
From working with partners - Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP), Galaxy Project, the Earth BioGenome Project (EBP), et al. => #genome assembly pipelines that deliver high-quality reference genomes at scale https://biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.06.28.546576v1
UPDATE: #Arthropod#Genome Assembly Assessment Catalogue: #A3Cat v.2023-12-01 🐝🐞🦋🦂 with BUSCOv5.4.0 for 5'064 assemblies from 2'903 species of 64 orders, and with >4'450 species with ongoing or planned #genome generation by @erga_biodiv and others https://a3cat.unil.ch/
What's the link between #genome organization & transcriptional control? While most TADs are stable, @TomSexton_lab &co show (by ectopic induction in ESCs) that #transcription can directly remodel #TADs, with a context-dependent sensitivity #PLOSBiologyhttps://plos.io/4a9nECi