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Life at the freezing edge

From DNAZoo – Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:42:01 GMT

The fact that any small, cold blooded animal such as the insects can sustain temperatures below the freezing point of water has to be one of the most remarkable features of animal evolution. Even more...

Initial genomic analysis of the 2026 menB outbreak in Kent, UK

From Bacterial population genomics blog – Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

<p>We&rsquo;ve done a quick analysis on the meningitis outbreak genome to try and answer whether there is anything obviously genetically unusual about the publicly available outbreak strain.</p> <p>We...

Tips for managing code as a researcher in life sciences

From Genome Spot – 2026-03-20T11:47:00.003+11:00

<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The molecular biology lab is becoming increasingly data driven and as a researcher or manager we need to make sure we're recording our ...

menB outbreak in Kent -- first genome

From John Lees' blog – Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

<p>Previous posts on menB:</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://johnlees.me/posts/menb-outbreak/" rel="">First thoughts and summary</a></li> <li><a href="https://johnlees.me/posts/menb-outbreak-more/" rel=""...

menB outbreak in Kent -- more thoughts

From John Lees' blog – Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

<p>Posted some <a href="https://johnlees.me/posts/menb-outbreak/" rel="">thoughts on the menB outbreak yesterday</a>. Now nine more cases, total at 27.</p> <p>A few more thoughts today, also after dis...

menB outbreak in Kent -- initial thoughts

From John Lees' blog – Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000

<p>A cluster of meningitis cases is <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cpdy64wp936t?post=asset%3Ae72693ff-108d-4aa4-a888-68bef84b2583#post" rel="noopener noreffer " target="_blank">currently dom...

Making a bubble plot to show frequencies

From avrilomics – 2026-03-17T08:48:00.000-07:00

<p>I've been using ggplot2 in R to make a bubbleplot, to show frequencies. This is an alternative to a histogram. Here's a little example:</p><p>&nbsp;I have a file year_data_file_example.txt with col...

Furtress of solitude

From DNAZoo – Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:46:29 GMT

In the Pilbara region of Western Australia lives the western pebble mouse ( Pseudomys chapmani ), a rarely seen rodent that excavates a complex subterranean burrow system in the rocky substrate. These...