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A locally funded Puerto Rican parrot (Amazona vittata) genome sequencing project increases avian data and advances young researcher education Oleksyk, Taras K.; Pombert, Jean-Francois; Siu, Daniel; Mazo-Vargas, Anyimilehidi; Ramos, Brian; Guiblet, Wilfried; Afanador, Yashira; Ruiz-Rodriguez, Christina T.; Nickerson, Michael L.; Logue, David M.; Dean, Michael; Figueroa, Luis; Valentin, Ricardo; Martinez-Cruzado, Juan-Carlos Background: Amazona vittata is a critically endangered Puerto Rican endemic bird, the only surviving native parrot species in the United States territory, and the first parrot in the large Neotropical genus Amazona, to be studied on a genomic scale. Findings: In a unique community-based funded project, DNA from an A. vittata female was sequenced using a HiSeq Illumina platform, resulting in a total of ~42.5 billion nucleotide bases. This provided approximately 26.89x average coverage depth at the completion of this funding phase. Filtering followed by assembly resulted in 259,423 contigs (N50=6,983 bp, longest=75,003 bp), which was further scaffolded into 148,255 fragments (N50=19,470, longest=206,462 bp). This provided ~76% coverage of the genome based on an estimated size of 1.58 Gb. The assembled scaffolds allowed basic genomic annotation and comparative analyses with other available avian whole-genome sequences. Conclusions: The current data represents the first genomic information from and work carried out with a unique source of funding. This analysis further provides a means for directed training of young researchers in genetic and bioinformatics analyses and will facilitate progress towards a full assembly and annotation of the Puerto Rican parrot genome. It also adds extensive genomic data to a new branch of the avian tree, making it useful for comparative analyses with other avian species. Ultimately, the knowledge acquired from these data will contribute to an improved understanding of the overall population health of this species and aid in ongoing and future conservation efforts. Sherpa Romeo green journal. Open access article. Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 (CC BY 2.0) applies

The growth slowdown has been dramatic, while politics takes an aggressively illiberal turn

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According to a report in the local daily, Kema Rajandran was told by a Parth-based modelling agency that her work chances were "limited" in the country because she was not Caucasian.

The total number of coronavirus cases in the national capital climbed to 6,318, with 338 new cases and two fresh deaths being reported on Friday, according to the Delhi government authorities.

Traders in commercial markets and shopping complexes have requested the government to issue passes so that they can open their shops for two-three days and check their stock.

The average PM2.5 concentration in the city fell by around 31% and NO2 levels by 33% in the month-long full lockdown period between March 24 and April 25, data analysed by System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR) shows.

The detection of Gravitational-wave in a collision between two black holes of substantially different masses has made astronomers excited.

The new map explains the 4.5-billion-year-old history of our neighbour in space.

The finding was published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.

'Itna passionately issine mujhse pyaar nahi kiya.'

'That's how you keep yourself alive and young.'

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Rûwâhîne by Ifriqiyya Electrique; The Underside of Power by Algiers: our music reviews of the month.

The guerrillas are handing weapons over to the UN, but they are in fear. Thomas Mortensen reports from Urabá.

Adani Ports arm has raised Rs 125 crore today by allotment of 1,250 rated, listed, secured, redeemable, non-convertible debentures (NCDs) of the face value of Rs 10,00,000 each

It had reported a pre-tax profit of Rs 8,954.38 crore in the same period last financial year (Q4FY19).

The company's total income fell to Rs 6,327.57 crore in the quarter from Rs 8,077.89 crore in the year-ago period

Good exercises for web designers and programmers, which are at higher risk of developing carpal tunnel or RSI injuries.

See the best, most relevant frontend courses online to take to succeed as a frontend developer in 2019 and beyond.

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Marco Cochrane is the sculptor of the 40-foot-high "Bliss Dance" sculpture, created on Treasure Island in the San Francisco Bay.  We head to his studio to see how he built this massive, beautiful structure.

See how Dr. Cameron M. Smith build a spacesuit from parts purchased at the hardware store.

See how Marc Asperas builds an enormous snowman.

Get a bots'-eye view of the "human exclusion zone" in a massive warehouse where an army of high-tech robots finds and fulfills up to 30,000 orders a day.

On location at #SDCC2014, Angry Nerd talks about the new comic-book films he supports (Mad Max: Fury Road) and those he opposes (Ben Affleck's Batman).

Steve Aoki talks with famed futurist Ray Kurzweil about how technology will shape our future, in terms of creativity, consciousness, and the coming singularity.

Mythbuster Adam Savage at WIRED by Design, 2014. In partnership with Skywalker Sound, Marin County, CA. To learn more visit: live.wired.com

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Comic-book legend Stan Lee sits down with Steve Aoki to talk about the future, science, the origins of Marvel, and why the world just might blow itself up one day.