The precisionFDA Truth Challenge V2 aimed to assess the state of the art of variant calling
in challenging genomic regions. Starting with FASTQs, 20 challenge participants applied …

Background Complex microbial communities are an area of growing interest in biology.
Metatranscriptomics allows researchers to quantify microbial gene expression in an …

Background Although metatranscriptomics—the study of diverse microbial population activity
based on RNA-seq data—is rapidly growing in popularity, there are limited options for …

Background Idiopathic chronic diarrhea (ICD) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality
among juvenile rhesus macaques. Characterized by chronic inflammation of the colon and …

Among insects, symbionts such as bacteria and fungi can be linked to their physiology and
immature development, and in some cases are part of a defense system against parasites …

Background Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are typically visualized using a two-dimensional
Manhattan plot, displaying chromosomal location of SNPs along the x-axis and …

Spring-emerging bees depend upon the synchronized bloom times of angiosperms that provide
pollen and nectar for offspring. The emergence of such bees and bloom times are linked …

Human milk oligosaccharides play a vital role in the development of the gut microbiome in
the human infant. Although oligosaccharides derived from bovine milk (BMO) differ in content …

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ST convex upward or horizontal except in lead V 1 ; RT checkmark (ST elevation with abrupt …

The study of the gut microbiome—the collection of microflora within the intestinal tract—is
growing in popularity as associations are found between diet and nutrition, gut microflora …