New blog post!
I analyse the new [email protected] basecalling model from @nanoporetech.com and discuss the conspicuous lack of a new sup model:
rrwick.github.io/2026/06/11/d...
Wonderful progress, and as a #Streptomyces guy, I'm also thrilled to see the complete original sanglifehrin #BGC in the strain Gö40/10 which I've worked with! www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nuccore/NZ_C...
Super excited to share the final project of my postdoc career! We found that Borgs and mini-Borgs are widespread across diverse ecosystems. They don't just exist in Banfield Lab — they are everywhere! 🌎
The nvidia dgx spark is a cool box but you get more @nanoporetech.com basecalling for your money with one of the other options (github.com/Kirk3gaard/2...)
Our study into the incredible genome of Embleya australiensis has been published in Microbial Genomics.
We've shown that Embleya carry gigantic secondary chromosomes around 4 - 6 Mb in size!
Enjoy reading and don't hesitate to reach out!
www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/jour...
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