The NIH Comparative Genomics Resource: addressing the promises and challenges of comparative genomics on human health

K Bornstein, G Gryan, ES Chang, A Marchler-Bauer… - BMC genomics, 2023 - Springer
Comparative genomics is the comparison of genetic information within and across
organisms to understand the evolution, structure, and function of genes, proteins, and non …

Analyses of 600+ insect genomes reveal repetitive element dynamics and highlight biodiversity-scale repeat annotation challenges

JS Sproul, S Hotaling, J Heckenhauer… - Genome …, 2023 - genome.cshlp.org
Repetitive elements (REs) are integral to the composition, structure, and function of
eukaryotic genomes, yet remain understudied in most taxonomic groups. We investigated …

Spiralian genomics and the evolution of animal genome architecture

IJY Liao, TM Lu, ME Chen, YJ Luo - Briefings in Functional …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Recent developments in sequencing technologies have greatly improved our knowledge of
phylogenetic relationships and genomic architectures throughout the tree of life. Spiralia, a …

SPIN enables high throughput species identification of archaeological bone by proteomics

PL Rüther, IM Husic, P Bangsgaard… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Species determination based on genetic evidence is an indispensable tool in archaeology,
forensics, ecology, and food authentication. Most available analytical approaches involve …

Scalable, accessible and reproducible reference genome assembly and evaluation in Galaxy

D Larivière, L Abueg, N Brajuka, C Gallardo-Alba… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The Earth BioGenome Project aims to produce reference genomes for all~ 1.8 million known
eukaryotic species over the next decade 1–4. Achieving this goal will require the current …

Rampant loss of universal metazoan genes revealed by a chromosome-level genome assembly of the parasitic Nematomorpha

TJ Cunha, BAS de Medeiros, A Lord, MV Sørensen… - Current Biology, 2023 - cell.com
Parasites may manipulate host behavior to increase the odds of transmission or to reach the
proper environment to complete their life cycle. 1, 2 Members of the phylum Nematomorpha …

Revealing the uncharacterised diversity of amphibian and reptile viruses

EF Harding, AG Russo, GJH Yan… - ISME …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Amphibians and non-avian reptiles represent a significant proportion of terrestrial
vertebrates, however knowledge of their viruses is not proportional to their abundance …

crabs—A software program to generate curated reference databases for metabarcoding sequencing data

GJ Jeunen, E Dowle, J Edgecombe… - Molecular ecology …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The measurement of biodiversity is an integral aspect of life science research. With the
establishment of second‐and third‐generation sequencing technologies, an increasing …

[HTML][HTML] Prioritizing taxa for genetic reference database development to advance inland water conservation

ME Monchamp, ZE Taranu, RE Garner, T Rehill… - Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biodiversity loss has accelerated over the past century and freshwater species overall are
among those experiencing greatest declines. Genetic resources have the potential to help …

Whole genome assemblies of Zophobas morio and Tenebrio molitor

S Kaur, SA Stinson, GC diCenzo - G3: Genes, Genomes …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Zophobas morio (= Zophobas atratus) and Tenebrio molitor are darkling beetles with
industrial importance due to their use as feeder insects and their apparent ability to …