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Gene prediction without training?

A new paper in Genome Research from Borodovsky lab at Georgia Tech provides an improved ab initio gene prediction building on their previous program GeneMark called GeneMark.hmm ES.  This…

Sarah Palin and the fungus (a story according to Jonathan)

Jonathan Eisen investigates the genomics of a prez candidate’s name and finds a fungus - Botryotinia fuckeliana (anamorph Botrytis cinerea).

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Attend Fungal Genetics 2009!

If you are interested in fungal genetics and genomics, comparative biology, and of course dancing with fungal geneticists, plan to attend the 25th Fungal Genetics Meeting held at the beautiful…

"Week of the Fungi" on Small Things Considered

The excellent microbiology blog Small Things Considered is celebrating the beginning of mushroom collecting season with a weeks worth of fungal posts. So far, they have discussed identifying…

Papers on our desk

A quick post of some recent comparative genomics papers on our desk that are worth a look.

• Khaldi N, Wolfe KH (2008) Elusive Origins of the Extra Genes in Aspergillus oryzae. PLoS ONE 3(8):…

Bats beware of white nose

An outbreak of a fungal infection called “white-nose syndrome” is killing bats in the Northeastern US.  This New Scientist article mentions the outbreak briefly and an NPR story and recent

Dermatophyte genome sequences

The first of several dermatophyte fungal genomes, Microsporum gypseum, has been released at the Broad’s Dermatophyte site.  Two Tricophyton species and another Microsporum genome should…

Dermatophyte genome sequences

The first of several dermatophyte fungal genomes, Microsporum gypseum, has been released at the Broad Dermatophyte site.  Two Tricophyton species and another Microsporum genome should…