Logan is the largest dataset of assemblies. Rayan Chikhi et al. assembled over 27M SRA samples (>50 peta-byte of reads) into two peta-bytes of contigs. Amazing resource, fully open source! <3 📄biorxiv.org/content/10.110… Code: github.com/IndexThePlanet… 💾 registry.opendata.aws/pasteur-logan/

Phage annotation tool called PHOLD, developed by George Bouras who also created PHAROKKA. This tool transforms the way scientists annotate phage genomes by predicting more features using protein morphology instead of only relying on sequences. thephage.xyz/2024/07/21/pho…

This is the most consciousness-expanding project I've had the pleasure to contribute to: 🧬 We assembled all 27 million sequencing datasets / 44 petabases, and can search it in hours 🤯 🌎🧬 Next goal: SRA-scale BLAST search in sub 60 seconds

FoldMason progressively aligns thousands of protein structures in seconds, enabling remote MSA for distant phylogeny. Highlights: structural flexible MSA, LDDT conservation score, friendly webserver🧵 💾github.com/steineggerlab/… 🌐search.foldseek.com/foldmason 📄biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Several groups have adapted Foldseek and 3Di for phylogenetic analyses below the twilight zone. We demonstrate the utility of FoldMason on the phylogeny of viral glycoproteins reported by Jon Mifsud et al. 5/🧵 📄biorxiv.org/content/10.110… x.com/jonathon_mifsu…

Very happy to contribute to this publication, led by Mary Petrone of the Holmes lab, on the discovery of a GINORMOUS* flavi-like virus (*I think that's the accepted technical term). But how does it navigate the error threshold?!? pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn…

Applications still open until Monday for a three-year funded postdoc position within my startup lab group exploring new directions in computational virology, informatics, and macroevolution! #hiring #researchjobs

Permanent position available at the University of Otago in Microbiology - please spread the word! otago.taleo.net/careersection/…

Postdoctoral Research Fellow erin from the Virus Emergence and Evolution group University of Sydney is a #MicroSeq2024 Plenary! She uses metatranscriptomic virus discovery to investigate the evolution and ecology of viruses in Australia Register here! trybooking.com/CTBRQ

My avian influenza resource page has officially made it into the literature! 👉michellewille.com/avian-influenz…

📢 We're excited to introduce Pathoplexus, a specialized sequence database for human viral pathogens! 🌍 🧬 Launching with 4 viruses, Pathoplexus.org combines modern open-source software with transparent governance to improve global pathogen sequence sharing. 1/14

48 hours until #MicroSeq2024! I'm so excited. Four incredible plenaries to hear from and loads of fantastic researchers sharing their work. Also looking forward to the chatting with lightning speakers at the virtual poster sessions 🤩

#MicroSeq2024 is here! We’re so keen to hear from INCREDIBLE Australian and New Zealand #ECRs! 🇦🇺🇳🇿 Day 1 is packed with 16 talks, including 2 amazing plenary speakers! Let’s go! #Microbiology #ScienceConference #scicomm ASM Aust'asian Virology Microbiology Society

#MicroSeq2024 Plenary erin from University of Sydney is up delivering “Viromes and Virus Evolution”! #Metagenomics has revolutionised #VirusDiscovery in diverse samples. Join us, to hear her discuss how.

nature.com/articles/s4158… Turns out the HCV glycoproteins form homodimers! Congrats to everyone involved in this team effort, especially Elias and Christina! Thanks to Lundbeckfonden BRIDGE - Translational Excellence Programme for financial support. nature Elias Augestad Christina H. Olesen kaituo wang Andreas Soerensen

A viral family tree gets a makeover! 🧬🦠🔍Our new study, out today in nature, reveals the Flaviviridae's hidden history. MRC-Uni of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research #virology nature.com/articles/s4158…

💻 Don’t miss George Bouras presenting Hybracter, a fast, automatic, scalable tool for recovering accurate bacterial genomes! Learn how it outperforms existing methods in recovering complete genomes and small plasmids. #MicroSeq2024 #Genomics #Bioinformatics

Very happy to have this one published in nature today!! 🤩🤩 Can we dig deeper into the intricate and ancient evolutionary history of the flaviviridae by comparing not only genetic sequence but also protein structure? answer is yes!! nature.com/articles/s4158…