Scientists Decode the Second Complete Bird Ribosomal DNA Sequence in the Japanese Quail
Researchers have assembled the complete 21,166-base-pair ribosomal DNA repeat unit of the Japanese quail, only the second fully deciphered avian ...
Tag: Genome Assembly
Three fungal genomes decoded in one run reveal secrets of a famous symbiosis
A single sequencing run decoded three complete genomes from the snow fungus and its partner, revealing strict genomic isolation, accessory ...
New Tool Reads antimicrobial resistance Genes Straight From Long Sequencing Reads
A new tool called Amira uses gene-space de Bruijn graphs to accurately detect single and multi-copy antimicrobial resistance genes directly ...
Nutmeg and Ylang-Ylang Genomes Reveal How Plants Rebuilt the Centromere From Scratch
Chromosome-level genomes of holocentric nutmeg and monocentric ylang-ylang reveal that lineage-specific repeat and epigenetic remodeling, rather than whole-genome duplication, drove ...
Hybrid Genome Assembly Reveals Effector Arsenal of White Rust Pathogen in Indian Mustard
Researchers have sequenced the complete genome of an Indian isolate of the white rust pathogen Albugo candida, revealing 13,715 genes ...
Scientists Map Hidden DNA Switches Behind Rapeseed’s Industrial Oil Boost
A high-quality long-read genome assembly of high-erucic-acid rapeseed reveals validated structural variants in key fatty acid metabolism genes, opening new ...
Feather star’s near-complete genome reveals extreme chromosome fusion and coral reef survival tricks
The first near-telomere-to-telomere genome of the feather star Cenometra bella reveals unprecedented chromosomal fusion among echinoderms and molecular adaptations that ...
Jumping Genes and Antifreeze: New Genome Assembly Reveals How Antarctic Fish Conquered the Cold
A new phased genome assembly of the Antarctic spiny plunderfish reveals how transposon activity, antifreeze gene duplications and diversifying selection ...
Scientists build the first gap-free genome of the Chinese holly
Researchers have assembled the first telomere-to-telomere, gap-free genome of the Chinese holly, resolving its chromosome number and revealing duplications that ...
Sequencing Revolution Races to Rescue the World’s Fruits and Vegetables
A comprehensive new review argues that next-generation sequencing has transformed horticultural crop genomics, but bioinformatics capacity and functional validation, not ...
Medicinal Plant’s Mitochondrial Genome Rewrites the Rules of Shape and Stability
Scientists have assembled the complete mitochondrial genomes of four Rehmannia species, revealing dramatic structural diversity alongside remarkably conserved genes and ...
Black Sorghum Genome Cracked: New Reference Reveals Secrets of Rare Antioxidant-Rich Grain
Scientists have assembled the first reference genome of black pericarp sorghum Tx3362 and mapped the genes and transcription factors behind ...
Single-Spore Genome Sequencing Goes High-Throughput With SAG-gel Platform for Filamentous Fungi
Researchers at Waseda University have adapted the SAG-gel single-cell genomics platform to sequence individual fungal spores at high throughput, recovering ...
Scientists Decode the Complete Chloroplast Genome of a Threatened Indonesian Rainforest Giant
Researchers have assembled the first complete chloroplast genome of the Near Threatened dipterocarp Parashorea lucida, resolving its phylogenetic position and ...
Giant Mitochondrial Genomes of Konjac Plants Revealed in Full for the First Time
Researchers have assembled the complete mitochondrial genomes of two konjac species, Amorphophallus muelleri and Amorphophallus krausei, revealing giant circular genomes, ...
Genome Assembly of Helan Shan Pika Aids Conservation
In a groundbreaking study, researchers have unveiled the complete genome assembly of the Helan Shan pika (Ochotona argentata), a small ...
