Mick Watson
Professor of bioinformatics @ Edinburgh. (Meta)genomics, bioinformatics, some politics. Tweets are my own.
If you're blocked, it's because you've been rude.
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Determination of isoform-specific RNA structure with nanopore long reads
Using long reads to probe RNA structure reveals differences between transcript isoforms.
Revealed: The £208m food box rip-off
When Sandy Lucas first applied for the government food boxes in March, she had been trying in vain to book a supermarket delivery slot. The 66-year-old from near Wigan is living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and had been instructed by...
phyloFlash: Rapid Small-Subunit rRNA Profiling and Targeted Assembly from Metagenomes
The small-subunit rRNA (SSU rRNA) gene is the key marker in molecular ecology for all domains of life, but it is largely absent from metagenome-assembled genomes that often are the only resource available for environmental microbes. Here, we present...
National campaign recognises Centre’s impact on health
The Centre for Tropical Livestock Genetics and Health (CTLGH) is featured in a high-profile campaign highlighting research being carried out in the UK to make the world healthier and safer.
The effect of fermented Huyou juice on intestinal microbiota in a high-fat diet-induced obesity mouse model - PubMed
This study mainly discussed the effect of fermented Huyou juice (FHJ) on modulating the intestinal microbiota of human, and anti-obesity mechanisms. Through the way of metagenomics, the effect of FHJ on gut flora has been summarized with a mice...
Coronavirus could age the brain by 10 years or cause IQ to fall
Survivors of coronavirus could be at risk of lasting mental damage as a study found that in the worst cases it can trigger cognitive decline equivalent to the brain ageing ten years or an 8.5-point
Bizarre ‘Dark Fluid’ With Negative Mass Could Dominate the Universe
Forget about dark matter and dark energy, research suggests that the existence of ‘dark fluid’ may solve some of the biggest mysteries in physics.
Mick Watson
Come, 'Dark Fluid', come absorb us all and end this hell.
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Whatever happened to Labour’s promise to abolish child poverty by this year?
In 1999 Tony Blair promised to end child poverty by this year – so what happened, asks John Rentoul
First Minister: I did not know positive patients were being sent to care homes - The Sunday Post
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she had no idea hospital patients who had tested positive for coronavirus were moved to care homes until she read about it in The Sunday Post.
Boots to offer 12-minute Covid nasal swab test
The £120 nasal swab test will be available to people not showing any symptoms.
James Bond Film ‘No Time to Die’ Explored $600 Million Sale to Streaming Services
Apple, Netflix and other streaming services explored the possibility of acquiring “No Time to Die,” the upcoming James Bond movie that was originally slated to debut last April. The fil…
Mick Watson
Variety: James Bond Film ‘No Time to Die’ Explored $600 Million Sale to Streaming Services.
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#FreeSchoolMeals - Finder for school meal alternatives, inspired by Marcus Rashford
No child deserves to be hungry, no child should be without food. Inspired by Marcus Rashford's efforts to get school meals extended through the holidays this directory will provide a list of businesses, services and organisations offering meals.
Review: Don’t call it a comeback—The Boys returns better than ever in S2
Just give Antony Starr an Emmy already for his incredible portrayal of Homelander
Petition: End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry
Government should support vulnerable children & #endchildfoodpoverty by implementing 3 recommendations from the National Food Strategy to expand access to Free School Meals, provide meals & activities during holidays to stop holiday hunger &...
Senior Experimental Scientific Officer
Senior Experimental Scientific Officer
McDonald’s joins Marcus Rashford with 1,000,000 free meals for families
The fast food giant has joined the Manchester United and England striker’s campaign and will provide funding to FareShare so food can be distributed to households most in need.
Coffee appears to offer widespread protection against Parkinson’s disease
Earlier studies have shown that coffee consumption may protect against the development of Parkinson's disease in people who have no genetic risk factors
£2k-a-day Test and Trace job advert demands 'experience of failing call centres'
The job advert - which the government said it did not draft - offered a rate of "up to £2,000 a day" and called for someone "who has examples of quick wins"