DOE JGI sets 'gold standard' for metagenomic data analysis
...d. "What we did was to take known sample genomes, shuffle them, create simulated metagenomes, and use those tools on them, and then we went back and compared the results to the isolate genomes. Essentially, we applied the gold standard's 'the truth' and found there were tools that shouldn't have been used ...Smooth sailing: 'cruise ship virus' tackled by UH, Baylor College of Medicine
...ore you know it, nausea and vomiting have replaced shuffle board and sun-bathing. Unfortunately, it's a scenario that's becoming increasingly common on cruise ships. So common, in fact, that the National Institutes of Health's Western Regional Center of Excellence (RCE) for Biodefense and Emerging Infec...