A survey of algorithms for the detection of genomic structural variants from long-read sequencing data

MU Ahsan, Q Liu, JE Perdomo, L Fang, K Wang - Nature Methods, 2023 - nature.com
As long-read sequencing technologies are becoming increasingly popular, a number of
methods have been developed for the discovery and analysis of structural variants (SVs) …

[HTML][HTML] Long-read sequencing emerging in medical genetics

T Mantere, S Kersten, A Hoischen - Frontiers in genetics, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The wide implementation of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies has
revolutionized the field of medical genetics. However, the short read lengths of currently …

ONTbarcoder and MinION barcodes aid biodiversity discovery and identification by everyone, for everyone

A Srivathsan, L Lee, K Katoh, E Hartop, SN Kutty… - BMC biology, 2021 - Springer
Background DNA barcodes are a useful tool for discovering, understanding, and monitoring
biodiversity which are critical tasks at a time of rapid biodiversity loss. However, widespread …

Coral reef ecosystem functioning: eight core processes and the role of biodiversity

SJ Brandl, DB Rasher, IM Côté… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Coral reefs are in global decline. Reversing this trend is a primary management objective
but doing so depends on understanding what keeps reefs in desirable states (ie …

Real-time DNA barcoding in a rainforest using nanopore sequencing: opportunities for rapid biodiversity assessments and local capacity building

A Pomerantz, N Peñafiel, A Arteaga… - …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Advancements in portable scientific instruments provide promising avenues to
expedite field work in order to understand the diverse array of organisms that inhabit our …

Metagenomics approaches for the detection and surveillance of emerging and recurrent plant pathogens

E Piombo, A Abdelfattah, S Droby, M Wisniewski… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Globalization has a dramatic effect on the trade and movement of seeds, fruits and
vegetables, with a corresponding increase in economic losses caused by the introduction of …

Rapid, large-scale species discovery in hyperdiverse taxa using 1D MinION sequencing

A Srivathsan, E Hartop, J Puniamoorthy, WT Lee… - BMC biology, 2019 - Springer
Background More than 80% of all animal species remain unknown to science. Most of these
species live in the tropics and belong to animal taxa that combine small body size with high …

Rapid in situ identification of biological specimens via DNA amplicon sequencing using miniaturized laboratory equipment

A Pomerantz, K Sahlin, N Vasiljevic, A Seah, M Lim… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
In many parts of the world, human-mediated environmental change is depleting biodiversity
faster than it can be characterized, while invasive species cause agricultural damage …

Real‐time genomics for One Health

L Urban, A Perlas, O Francino… - Molecular Systems …, 2023 - embopress.org
The ongoing degradation of natural systems and other environmental changes has put our
society at a crossroad with respect to our future relationship with our planet. While the …

Genetic biomonitoring and biodiversity assessment using portable sequencing technologies: current uses and future directions

H Krehenwinkel, A Pomerantz, S Prost - Genes, 2019 - mdpi.com
We live in an era of unprecedented biodiversity loss, affecting the taxonomic composition of
ecosystems worldwide. The immense task of quantifying human imprints on global …