The complete sequence of a human genome

…, BA Sullivan, F Thibaud-Nissen, J Torrance, J Wagner… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Since its initial release in 2000, the human reference genome has covered only the
euchromatic fraction of the genome, leaving important heterochromatic regions unfinished. …

[HTML][HTML] The zebrafish reference genome sequence and its relationship to the human genome

K Howe, MD Clark, CF Torroja, J Torrance, C Berthelot… - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
Zebrafish have become a popular organism for the study of vertebrate gene function 1 , 2 .
The virtually transparent embryos of this species, and the ability to accelerate genetic studies …

[HTML][HTML] Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species

…, J Collins, S Pelan, J Torrance, A Tracey, J Wood… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
High-quality and complete reference genome assemblies are fundamental for the application
of genomics to biology, disease, and biodiversity conservation. However, such assemblies …

An overview of organic charge-transfer solids: Insulators, metals, and the neutral-ionic transition

JB Torrance - Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, 1985 - Taylor & Francis
This presents a simple framework for studying the basic properties of the broad class of
organic charge-transfer solids. It is shown that many of the differences in behavior of these …

[HTML][HTML] MitoHiFi: a python pipeline for mitochondrial genome assembly from PacBio high fidelity reads

…, G Formenti, L Abueg, J Torrance… - BMC …, 2023 - Springer
Background PacBio high fidelity (HiFi) sequencing reads are both long (15–20 kb) and
highly accurate (> Q20). Because of these properties, they have revolutionised genome …

Significantly improving the quality of genome assemblies through curation

…, Y Sims, J Torrance, A Tracey, J Wood - …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Genome sequence assemblies provide the basis for our understanding of biology.
Generating error-free assemblies is therefore the ultimate, but sadly still unachieved goal of a …

Systematic study of insulator-metal transitions in perovskites R (R=Pr,Nd,Sm,Eu) due to closing of charge-transfer gap

JB Torrance, P Lacorre, AI Nazzal, EJ Ansaldo… - Physical Review B, 1992 - APS
The detailed behavior of the phase transitions was mapped out for the series R NiO 3 as a
function of the rare earth (R). A sharp insulator-metal transition is observed, which depends …

Evaluation of GRCh38 and de novo haploid genome assemblies demonstrates the enduring quality of the reference assembly

…, JT Simpson, G Threadgold, J Torrance… - Genome …, 2017 - genome.cshlp.org
The human reference genome assembly plays a central role in nearly all aspects of today's
basic and clinical research. GRCh38 is the first coordinate-changing assembly update since …

Anomalous Disappearance of High- Superconductivity at High Hole Concentration in Metallic

JB Torrance, Y Tokura, AI Nazzal, A Bezinge… - Physical review …, 1988 - APS
Samples of La 2− x Sr x Cu O 4− δ have previously shown a maximum concentration of p=
0.15 holes per [Cu O 2] unit, because increasing x> 0.15 normally induces compensating …

Discovery of a neutral-to-ionic phase transition in organic materials

JB Torrance, JE Vazquez, JJ Mayerle, VY Lee - Physical Review Letters, 1981 - APS
A systematic study of mixed stacked organic charge-transfer compounds shows that these
materials are either neutral or ionic and that they range from being near the neutral-ionic …