Marc RobinsonRechavi
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Widespread patterns of gene loss in the evolution of the animal kingdom
An analysis of 102 genomes shows remarkable levels of gene loss in ecdysozoans and deuterostomes and large genome novelties in deuterostomes and protostomes.
Les chiffres noirs des ventes de pesticides « extrêmement dangereux »
Avec 4,8 milliards de dollars en 2018, les cinq géants de l’agrochimie ont réalisé plus du tiers de leur chiffre d’affaires mondial avec les substances les plus toxiques.
Mutation bias interacts with composition bias to influence adaptive evolution
Mutation is a biased stochastic process, with some types of mutations occurring more frequently than others. Previous work has used synthetic genotype-phenotype landscapes to study how such mutation bias affects adaptive evolution. Here, we consider...
New genome assembly of the barn owl (Tyto alba alba)
We assemble the genome of the European barn owl (Tyto alba alba) of 1.219 Gbp by mixing Illumina (117×) and Pacific Biosciences (PacBio) long reads (12×) technologies. BUSCO (Universal Single‐Copy Or...
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Popular preprint servers face closure because of money troubles
Repositories like INA-Rxiv and IndiaRxiv boost regional science, but finding cash to run them is proving difficult.
Words to avoid when writing
Words to avoid when writing AR: Writing is important. Duh. You should learn to write well. Duh. The problem is that a lot of guides for scientific writing tend to give general principles rather than specifics that one can use to improve. In that...
pipeComp, a general framework for the evaluation of computational pipelines, reveals performant single-cell RNA-seq preprocessing tools
The massive growth of single-cell RNA-sequencing (scRNAseq) and methods for its analysis still lacks sufficient and up-to-date benchmarks that would guide analytical choices. Moreover, current studies are often focused on isolated steps of the...
Marc RobinsonRechavi
Another nice preprint by @markrobinsonca lab: pipeComp, a general framework for the evaluation of computational pipelines, reveals performant single-cell RNA-seq preprocessing tools
I really like the idea of benchmarking pipelines.
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Course correction
The US Food and Drug Administration is sticking to its plan to carry out mandatory premarket review of all gene-edited livestock, irrespective of trait risk. It should rethink.
Genetic characteristics of Jiaji Duck by whole genome re-sequencing
Jiaji Duck (JJ) is a Muscovy duck species that possesses many superior characteristics, and it has become an important genetic resource in China. However, to date, its genetic characteristics and genetic relationship with other duck breeds have not...
Marc RobinsonRechavi
Edited: Genetic characteristics of Jiaji Duck by whole genome re-sequencing
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Selectome: a database of Positive Selection
Selectome is a database of positive selection - based on a rigorous branch-site likelihood test - detected using CODEML on all branches of gene trees
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Conus striatus fish attack
Filmed in an aquarium at the offices of Conchology, Inc. under controlled conditions.
TeSS: a platform for discovering life science training opportunities
AbstractSummary. Dispersed across the Internet is an abundance of disparate, disconnected training information, making it hard for researchers to find training
Metrics: journal's impact factor skewed by a single paper
Metrics: journal's impact factor skewed by a single paper
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Marc RobinsonRechavi
even worse than MBE: 1 outlier paper made a journal IF go from 2.38 to 49.93* nature.com/articles/46617… #CusoOS
*notice the 4 significant digits
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RESEARCHERS AND PUBLISHERS OPPOSE IMMEDIATE FREE DISTRIBUTION OF PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
RESEARCHERS AND PUBLISHERS OPPOSE IMMEDIATE FREE DISTRIBUTION OF PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
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MORE THAN 125 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND PUBLISHING ORGANIZATIONS JOIN TOGETHER IN OPPOSITION
TO PROPOSED ADMINISTRATION POLICY FORCING IMMEDIATE FREE DISTRIBUTION
OF PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Proposed Policy Would Undermine American...
Marc RobinsonRechavi
.@catmacOA denounces "fear mongering" of publishers, including alas societies, on #OpenAccess in USA #CusoOS
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