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Oxford Nanopore announces multiple releases, for high-accuracy, content-rich, high-throughput whole-genome sequencing, and dynamic targeted sequencing
- announced at the 2020 American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Meeting.
Oxford, UK, 28th October 2020. Oxford Nanopore announces multiple releases that expand and improve its sequencing technology offering in human genomics, at ASHG...
Release v0.3.0 · nanoporetech/bonito
Higher accuracy Bonito CRF models (+ a lot faster to train).
Multiproc Fast5 producer for faster ingest.
Include MD tags when writing SAM.
Numerous bugfixes and improvements.
Note: bonito now indi...
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Clive G. Brown
I think its out
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Mushroom-picking app could be the death of you, French are warned
The French are being urged not to use apps to identify mushrooms after faulty results led to a rash of poisonings.The phone apps, which interpret an image of the mushroom to declare it edible or toxic
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Clive G. Brown
we need fast cheap DNA seq.
Mushroom-picking app could be the death of you, French are warned
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Why small rise in fishing bans has big net gain
Banning fishing in 5 per cent more of the ocean would boost global fish catches by at least 20 per cent in future, a study has found.It suggested that claims by the fishing industry that extending
John Bream: Para without a chute falls into record books
A daredevil former paratrooper knocked himself out and was taken to hospital as he jumped into the sea from a helicopter without a parachute in an attempt to set a world record.John Bream, 34, fell
Clive G. Brown
very nice MD500 Heli in the pic, only a few in the UK. Wonder whose it was.
Para without a chute falls into record books
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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
EPI2ME Labs 20.10 Release
Introducing the 20.10 release of EPI2ME Labs
Manhunt for bloodiest mutineers put Britain on warpath with US
The bloodiest mutiny in the history of the Royal Navy and the relentless pursuit of vengeance led to the War of 1812 between Britain and America, according to a book that claims to shed new light on
Clive G. Brown
great new movie here.
Manhunt for bloodiest mutineers put Britain on warpath with US
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Identity cards ruled out in overhaul of digital security
ID cards will not be mandatory under government plans to expand massively the use of so-called digital identity in the UK, The Times has learnt.Concerns were raised by privacy campaigners and MPs last
nanoporetech/medaka
Sequence correction provided by ONT Research. Contribute to nanoporetech/medaka development by creating an account on GitHub.
The north-south divide is great fun, till it starts turning nasty
The journey from Hull to Oxford is less than 180 miles. But as we all know in this small country with big regional differences, 180 miles can take you a very long way. Liverpool and Manchester are
Gold coin of warrior Caratacus who resisted the Romans
Aremarkable gold coin issued by the British warrior who led resistance to the Roman invasion is expected to sell for £30,000 after being discovered by a metal detectorist.The stater, dating from
Benchmarking small variant detection with ONT reveals high performance in challenging regions
Background: The development of long read sequencing (LRS) has led to greater access to the human genome. LRS produces long read lengths at the cost of high error rates and has shown to be more useful in calling structural variants than short read...
Short- and long-read metagenomics of South African gut microbiomes reveal a transitional composition and novel taxa
To date, human gut microbiome research in adults has focused on western populations, with an additional minority of studies examining nonwestern populations including agriculturalist or hunter-gatherer societies. Yet, the majority of the world's...
Genomic and kinetic analysis of novel Nitrospinae enriched by cell sorting
Chemolithoautotrophic nitrite-oxidizing bacteria (NOB) are key players in global nitrogen and carbon cycling. Members of the phylum Nitrospinae are the most abundant, known NOB in the oceans. To date, only two closely affiliated Nitrospinae species...
Coronavirus therapies give hope at last
Patients have made “startling recoveries” after being given Covid-19 therapies that target a part of the immune system known as the “complement cascade”, doctors have said.Anecdotal reports of the
Human trials for genetic jab that lets blind mice see again
A gene therapy that could restore the fading sight of the elderly is being tested on humans for the first time after positive results in blind mice.It could be used to treat age-related macular
Endangered creatures of deep to be kept safer from trawlers
Large areas of sea around the UK will be protected from destructive forms of fishing under government plans to tighten the rules on marine protected areas.The Marine Management Organisation will