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Tom Mathers
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Evolutionary biologist. Genomics, aphids and gardening.

Senior Computer Biologist at Wellcome Sanger Institute.
Great to see this out. Hopefully very useful assemblies for the community.

These were very challenging to assemble due to high heterozygosity and lots of recent repeat activity. Tom Heaven put in a huge effort with manual #HiC #curation to get them in good shape.
June 30, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Reposted by Tom Mathers
if you have an interest in improving the genomic resources available for mosquitoes, please fill in our google form at tinyurl.com/MosquitoReferenceGenomes. please share this with colleagues who might be interested. thank you! [3/3]
Register your interest in participating in the Global Culicidae Reference Genomes Project
We are seeking mosquito biologists around the world who would be interested in collecting and contributing specimens of any vector species that currently lacks a reference genome. Aim: We are aiming ...
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February 24, 2025 at 10:51 AM