Full disclosure: Genome assembly is still hard.
Two recent papers highlight the fascinating comparative genomics of anhydrobiosis, the ability to withstand complete desiccation, in bdelloid rotifers and tardigrades. However, both groups had to openly deal with the significant difficulties of generating and interpreting short-read draft assemblies...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2018-04-01
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| Series: | PLoS Biology |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5915270?pdf=render |