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DANIEL YUAN v. JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | FindLaw (caselaw.findlaw.com)
Perhaps one of the saddest stories of bioinformatics came to a conclusion.
What is the outcome when someone is convinced that bioinformatics analyses may be deeply flawed yet everyone around them insists they are actually correct and factual?
We recommend reading the above not for the outcome, but for the factual and procedural background that explores potentially troubling aspects of scientific data analysis.
submitted by: Istvan Albert
Rapid Sequencing-Based Diagnosis of Thiamine Metabolism Dysfunction Syndrome | NEJM (www.nejm.org)
Five-week old baby arrives in hospital after two hours of uncharacteristic inconsolable crying. 17 hours later, they take a blood sample and sequence his genome. 14 hours later, his genome sequence is analysed bioinformatically. Five hours after that, they deliver treatment. Five days after he arrives in hospital, the little boy goes home, safe and well.
submitted by: Emily_Ensembl
Development of a time-series shotgun metagenomics database for monitoring microbial communities at the Pacific coast of Japan | Scientific Reports (www.nature.com)
This study presents marine shotgun metagenomic time-series data acquired using a novel annotation method. We used this data to construct a comprehensive database that includes a search function for BLAST analysis and can be browsed in a 3D view. This unique database, which includes marine metagenomic data focusing on a specific area, will serve as a valuable tool.
submitted by: natay
Frontiers | Comprehensive Review of Web Servers and Bioinformatics Tools for Cancer Prognosis Analysis | Oncology (www.frontiersin.org)
This paper attempts to provide a comprehensive overview of the commonly used online prognostic tools for cancer prognostic analysis. In addition, the main challenges and future directions in this field are also discussed.
submitted by: natay
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