Tag Archives: BluePippin

Evidence for concerted movement of nuclear and mitochondrial clines in a lizard hybrid zone

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Alex

February 2017 Authors: Adam D. Leaché, Jared A. Grummer, Rebecca B. Harris, and Ian K. Breckheimer Info: Scientists at the University of Washington analyzed samples collected over a 10-year period to better understand evolution of Sceloporus tristichus in a hybrid … more »

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Plasmodium malariae and P. ovale genomes provide insights into malaria parasite evolution

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Alex

February 2017 Authors: Gavin G. Rutledge, Ulrike Böhme, Mandy Sanders, Adam J. Reid, et al. Info: In this paper, scientists generated a new reference genome and a manually curated draft assembly for two Plasmodium species. This effort made it possible … more »

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Subspecies delineation amid phenotypic, geographic and genetic discordance in a songbird

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Alex

February 2017 Authors: Jennifer Walsh, Irby J. Lovette, Virginia Winder, Chris S. Elphick, Brian J. Olsen, Gregory Shriver, and Adrienne I. Kovach Info: Scientists at Cornell University and other institutions analyzed sparrow populations using reduced-representation sequencing to understand the genetic … more »

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Two stable variants of Burkholderia pseudomallei strain MSHR5848 express broadly divergent in vitro phenotypes associated with their virulence differences

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Alex

February 2017 Authors: A. A. Shea, R. C. Bernhards, C. K. Cote, C. J. Chase, et al. Info: Scientists from the United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases compared two strains of Burkholderia pseudomallei to find variants that … more »

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Detection of individual ploidy levels with genotyping‐by‐sequencing (GBS) analysis

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Alex

February 2017 Authors: Zachariah Gompert, Karen E. Mock Info: Utah State University researchers developed a statistical approach to detect low-level ploidy variants using genotyping data from a sequencing workflow. The method does not require prior ploidy information to function. An … more »

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Rapid genetic and morphologic divergence between captive and wild populations of the endangered Leon Springs pupfish, Cyprinodon bovinus

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Alex

February 2017 Authors: Andrew N. Black, Heidi A. Seears, Christopher M. Hollenbeck, and Paul B. Samollow Info: Scientists studied members of two remaining populations of the endangered Leon Springs pupfish, one in a desert spring and the other in captivity. … more »

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De Novo Genome and Transcriptome Assembly of the Canadian Beaver (Castor canadensis)

Posted on March 25, 2017 by Alex

February 2017 Authors: Si Lok, Tara A. Paton, Zhuozhi Wang, Gaganjot Kaur, et al. Info: Researchers in Toronto report a high-quality draft assembly of the 2.7 Gb beaver genome using SMRT Sequencing. They include an analysis of gene content, such … more »

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Complete genome sequence of Lutibacter profundi LP1Tisolated from an Arctic deep-sea hydrothermal vent system

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Alex

January 2017 Authors: Juliane Wissuwa, Sven Le Moine Bauer, Ida Helene Steen, and Runar Stokke Info: Scientists from the University of Bergen used PacBio sequencing to produce a complete genome assembly for Lutibacter profundi LP1T, an extremophile isolated from a … more »

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Antibiotic discovery throughout the Small World Initiative: A molecular strategy to identify biosynthetic gene clusters involved in antagonistic activity

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Alex

January 2017 Authors: Elizabeth Davis, Tyler Sloan, Krista Aurelius, Angela Barbour, et al. Info: Through a citizen science program, college students analyzed 77 soil-derived bacteria to promote genetic characterization and antibiotic discovery for the fight against drug-resistant pathogens. They chose … more »

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Genomic and transcriptomic resources for assassin flies including the complete genome sequence of Proctacanthus coquilletti (Insecta: Diptera: Asilidae) and 16 representative transcriptomes

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Alex

January 2017 Authors: Rebecca B. Dikow, Paul B. Frandsen, Mauren Turcatel, and Torsten Dikow Info: Researchers at the Smithsonian Institution published a high-quality draft genome, 16 transcriptomes, and a time-calibrated phylogeny for the assassin fly. They also include bioinformatics tools … more »

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