Ecology is undergoing something of a digital revolution, with developing technologies allowing more animals than ever before to be accurately tracked and logged. The need for an industry-standard set of analysis tools, accessible to all, has led to the development of OzTrack, a suite of entirely Open Source tools to store, synthesize and present biotelemetry data.
How can further research from the natural sciences, human sciences, social sciences, as well as the arts, contribute new perspectives on taste and improve global health?
The 17th workshop of the Genomics Standards Consortium and the Genomes to Secondary metabolites workshop
A new, fully annotated reference human genome, GRCh38, has now been available for a little over a year. It brought a wealth of new information, but also opened a methodological Pandora’s box. In a recent Comment in Genome Biology leading scientists involved in the Genome Reference Consortium explain what is needed to make a better use of this tremendous resource.
What regulates cell fate determination in an embryo? How do cells collectively know when they should form the three embryonic germ layers – ectoderm, mesoderm and endoderm – and later ingress when they undergo epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) and grow to form various organs, for example the gut, muscle or brain? And even before… Read more »