Inadvertent human genomic bycatch and intentional capture raise beneficial applications and ethical concerns with environmental DNA
The field of environmental DNA (eDNA) is advancing rapidly, yet human eDNA applications
remain underutilized and underconsidered. Broader adoption of eDNA analysis will produce …
remain underutilized and underconsidered. Broader adoption of eDNA analysis will produce …
Entwined African and Asian genetic roots of medieval peoples of the Swahili coast
The urban peoples of the Swahili coast traded across eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean
and were among the first practitioners of Islam among sub-Saharan people,. The extent to …
and were among the first practitioners of Islam among sub-Saharan people,. The extent to …
Time-series sewage metagenomics distinguishes seasonal, human-derived and environmental microbial communities potentially allowing source-attributed …
Sewage metagenomics has risen to prominence in urban population surveillance of
pathogens and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Unknown species with similarity to known …
pathogens and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Unknown species with similarity to known …
Balancing public health and group privacy: ethics, rights, and obligations for wastewater surveillance systems
D Nainani, WJ Ng, S Wuertz, JR Thompson - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
As the threat of COVID-19 recedes, wastewater surveillance–unlike other pandemic-era
public health surveillance methods–seems here to stay. Concerns have been raised …
public health surveillance methods–seems here to stay. Concerns have been raised …
Wastewater monitoring raises privacy and ethical considerations
Analysis of municipal wastewater, or sewage for public health applications is a rapidly
expanding field aimed at understanding emerging epidemiological trends, including human …
expanding field aimed at understanding emerging epidemiological trends, including human …
The mitochondrial challenge: Disorders and prevention strategies
E Korchivaia, Y Silaeva, I Mazunin, I Volodyaev - Biosystems, 2023 - Elsevier
This short review provides basic knowledge on mitochondrial inheritance, its disorders, and
potential ways to overcome them in human reproductive medicine. The latter are currently …
potential ways to overcome them in human reproductive medicine. The latter are currently …
Comparison of the optimal and suboptimal quantity of mitotype libraries using next-generation sequencing
M Obal, T Zupanc, I Zupanič Pajnič - International journal of legal medicine, 2024 - Springer
Optimizing analysis parameters and sample input is crucial in forensic genetics methods to
generate reliable results, and even more so when working with muti-copy mitochondrial …
generate reliable results, and even more so when working with muti-copy mitochondrial …
Socioeconomic drivers of the human microbiome footprint in global sewage
The human microbiome leaves a legacy in sewage ecosystems, also referred to as the
human sewage microbiomes (HSM), and could cause potential risk to human health and …
human sewage microbiomes (HSM), and could cause potential risk to human health and …
Global distribution and diversity of prevalent sewage water plasmidomes
F Teudt, S Otani, FM Aarestrup - Msystems, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Sewage water from around the world contains an abundance of short plasmids, several of
which harbor antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs). The global dynamics of plasmid …
which harbor antimicrobial resistance genes (ARGs). The global dynamics of plasmid …
Pilot screening of cell-free mtDNA in NIPT: quality control, variant calling, and Haplogroup determination
A Morshneva, P Kozyulina, E Vashukova, O Tarasenko… - Genes, 2021 - mdpi.com
Clinical tests based on whole-genome sequencing are generally focused on a single task
approach, testing one or several parameters, although whole-genome sequencing (WGS) …
approach, testing one or several parameters, although whole-genome sequencing (WGS) …