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Two replicase (Rep) proteins, Rep and Rep′, are encoded by porcine circovirus (PCV) ORF1; Rep is a full ORF1 transcript, and Rep′ is a truncated transcript generated by splicing. These two proteins are crucial...

AbstractMotivation. Large-scale sequencing projects have confirmed the hypothesis that eukaryotic DNA is rich in repetitions whose functional role needs to be See it on Scoop.it, via Viruses, Immunology & Bioinformatics from Virology.uvic.ca Dot2dot: Accurate...

AbstractMotivation. Function annotation of proteins is fundamental in contemporary biology across fields including genomics, molecular biology, biochemistry, sSee it on Scoop.it, via Viruses, Immunology & Bioinformatics from Virology.uvic.ca Phylo-PFP: Improved automated protein function prediction...

I usually begin my presentation training class by showing such an overly complicated slide. “Why would anyone show this?” I ask. Participants often offer diverse motivations, from overcoming anxiety (“I like having all my...

Reconstruction of the 1918 influenza virus has facilitated considerable advancements in our understanding of this extraordinary pandemic virus. However, the benefits of virus reconstruction are not limited to this one strain. Here, we provide...

Extraviral components that can influence the accumulation and pathogenesis of their associated helper viruses are known as ‘satellites’. The maintenance of satellites requires their ability to associate with their helper viruses. Satellites can be...

This post introduces the top 20 open source libraries that Java programmers should be using, with libraries pertaining to logging, unit testing, HTTP, and more.See it on Scoop.it, via Viruses, Immunology & Bioinformatics from...

A CRISPR locus, defined by an array of repeat and spacer elements, constitutes a genetic record of the ceaseless battle between bacteria and viruses, showcasing the genomic integration of spacers acquired from invasive DNA....

Learn about the role of clinical bioinformaticians in healthcare and how their work is helping to realise the genomics revolution.See it on Scoop.it, via Viruses, Immunology & Bioinformatics from Virology.uvic.ca Clinical Bioinformatics – Online...

Crumble is a newly published NGS compression method by James Bonfield, Shane McCarthy, Richard Durbin of the Sanger Institute. In this post, we demonstrate that Crumble provides size savings of 20-…See it on Scoop.it,...