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Amazonian Morpho butterflies: three genomes with a twist
Hans Zauner - May 25, 2023
First full-length genome sequences for three species of Morpho butterflies show inversions on the Z chromosome.
Announcing the GigaScience T2T Series: Closing the Gaps from Telomere-to-Telomere
Scott Edmunds - April 3, 2023
An announcement on the GigaScience T2T (Telomere to Telomere) Series: Closing the Gaps from Telomere-to-Telomere
RDA20 Plenary: A Decade of Data 2013-2023. Celebrating 10 years of the Research Data Alliance (RDA)
Chris Hunter - March 30, 2023
In one of our conference write-ups, GigaDB provides perspectives and summary of the RDA20 plenary- A decade of data. 5 days of discussions and working groups all about research data.
Multi-dimensional data for Cooinda the dingo
A new GigaScience article presents rich multi-dimensional data on a female dingo, Cooinda, including a whole genome sequence.
Addressing the challenges of sharing computational workflows with Yevis. Q&A with Tazro Ohta.
Scott Edmunds - March 6, 2023
We have an author Q&A and video abstract with Tazro Ohta where he gives some insight into archiving workflows and his new Yevis platform.
GigaByte now indexed in PubMed and PubMed Central (PMC)
Scott Edmunds - February 28, 2023
GigaScience Press is pleased to announce GigaByte journal is now indexed in the NLM PubMed and PubMed Central (PMC) databases.
Plant and Animal Genomes (PAG) Comes Storming Back!
Chris Hunter - February 6, 2023
After 2 cancellations due to the pandemic, the Plant and Animal Genomes conference returned to its in-person format in January with its 30th edition. A number of the talks focused on the effects of climate change either on biodiversity or crop development. It seems only fitting then, that the weather provided a suitable demonstration with […]
Cell Biology in Washington DC: GigaScience at ASCB/EMBO Cell Bio 2022
Chris Armit - January 29, 2023
Write-up of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) and European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) 2022 Meeting
1,600 plant extracts reveal their secrets
Hans Zauner - January 18, 2023
A GigaScience Data Note presents a searchable library of spectra and molecules found in a collection of 1,600 plant extracts.
Celebrating and innovating: This was 2022 at GigaScience Press
Hans Zauner - December 20, 2022
It was a year to remember, for more than one reason: 2022 marked the 10th anniversary of GigaScience‘s launch. The journal’s younger sibling GigaByte got an award and continued to innovate with living documents and its first trilingual article. And we published lots of memorable research, featuring, for example, a giant tortoise and 26 deadly […]