published a study titled "Diversity of reverse-transcriptase-containing viruses through global metagenomics" on hLife. The study highlights the pivotal roles of viral-encoded RTs in evolution ...

Traditionally, genomic methods rely on scientists or medics knowing what virus or bacteria they are looking for when they test a swab sample. But a more detailed method – known as metagenomics – means ...

Metagenomics is an emerging and exciting new ... Robert Edwards and Forest Rohwer turn our attention to the complexity of viral communities in the environment. Viruses are the most abundant ...

A world-first genetic warning system to stop future pandemics has been launched in the UK. The surveillance programme, run by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), will see experts rapidly checking ...

The UK Health Security Agency has launched a pioneering genetics test which will be used to monitor NHS patient samples and could help identify the next ‘Disease X’ ...

Metagenomics is a revolutionary approach that allows scientists to examine the microbial composition of environmental or clinical samples. While this method enables them to characterize previously ...

Our approach involves leveraging next-generation sequencing and metagenomics to advance virus diagnostics and discovery, conducting research on special pathogens within Biosafety level 3 laboratories.