July 7, 2017
Spotlight on Hi-C in Science: New Technologies Boost Genome Quality
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Science writer, Elizabeth Pennisi, outlines available genomics technologies that are helping researchers improve genome assemblies with a focus on Hi-C’s ability to bring genome assembly to the chromosome-scale. This article, by Elizabeth Pennisi, focuses on how new technologies are making genome quality much better. Long-reads, optical maps, and Hi-C data are being synergistically applied to... Read more » |
April 27, 2017
Hi-C Used to Assemble Extremely Large, Difficult Barley Genome
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Barley is the 4th most cultivated plant in the world and has been a reliable food source for over 10,000 years. Genome Web reports on the exceptional state of the genome assembly and how researchers used Hi-C technology to tackle this extremely complex genome. The barley genome, like many other grains, is notorious for... Read more » |
March 29, 2017
Spotlight on Hi-C in The Atlantic: The Game-Changing Technique That Cracked the Zika-Mosquito Genome
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One of the most prolific science writers, Ed Yong, profiles how Hi-C sequencing technologies can make genome assembly easier and more cost-effective than ever before. Science writer Ed Yong covers the narrative on the researchers’ tackling the disease carrying Aedes aegypti genome, and how Hi-C “knitted” the genome from 36,000 pieces into complete and contiguous... Read more » |
March 6, 2017
Papadum’s Recipe for an Outstanding, Chromosome-Scale Genome with Hi-C
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Meet Papadum the Goat! Papadum is a descendent from a rare population of goats that used to inhabit the San Clemente Island, and notably, Papadum also now holds the world record for the most contiguous non-model mammalian genome. The recipe for a his amazing de novo genome assembly? Long reads, optical mapping, and Proximo Hi-C genome... Read more » |