Blaxter, Mark

How many biological replicates are needed in an RNA-seq experiment and which differential expression tool should you use?

Schurch, N. J., Schofield, P., Gierliński, M., Cole, C., Sherstnev, A., Singh, V., Wrobel, N., Gharbi, K., Simpson, G. G., Owen-Hughes, T., et al. (2016) · RNA

Gene expression and cancer classificationGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies

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Exosomes secreted by nematode parasites transfer small RNAs to mammalian cells and modulate innate immunity

Buck, A. H., Coakley, G., Simbari, F., McSorley, H. J., Quintana, J. F., Le Bihan, T., Kumar, S., Abreu-Goodger, C., Lear, M., Harcus, Y., et al. (2014) · Nature Communications

Parasites and Host InteractionsExtracellular vesicles in disease

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Sequence locally, think globally: the Darwin Tree of Life Project

The Darwin Tree of Life Project Consortium, Blaxter, M., Mieszkowska, N., Di Palma, F., Holland, P., Durbin, R., Richards, T., Berriman, M., Kersey, P., Hollingsworth, P., et al. (2022) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesEnvironmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies

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Comparing de novo assemblers for 454 transcriptome data

Kumar, S., & Blaxter, M. L. (2010) · BMC Genomics

Genomics and Phylogenetic StudiesRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

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No evidence for extensive horizontal gene transfer in the genome of the tardigrade Hypsibius dujardini

Koutsovoulos, G., Kumar, S., Laetsch, D. R., Stevens, L., Daub, J., Conlon, C., Maroon, H., Thomas, F., Aboobaker, A. A., & Blaxter, M. (2016) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Tardigrade Biology and EcologyGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies

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The Aquatic Symbiosis Genomics Project: probing the evolution of symbiosis across the tree of life

McKenna, V., Archibald, J. M., Beinart, R., Dawson, M. N., Hentschel, U., Keeling, P. J., Lopez, J. V., Martín-Durán, J. M., Petersen, J. M., Sigwart, J. D., et al. (2021) · Wellcome Open Research

Protist diversity and phylogenyGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies

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Genes and genomes of Necator americanus and related hookworms

Blaxter, M. (2000) · International Journal for Parasitology

Parasites and Host InteractionsHelminth infection and control

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The nematode story: Hox gene loss and rapid evolution

Aboobaker, A., & Blaxter, M. (2010) · Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Developmental Biology and Gene RegulationChromosomal and Genetic Variations

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