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MainOver the last 25 years, shotgun metagenomic sequencing1 and associated computational methods have developed as robust, efficient ways to study the taxonomic composition2,3,4,5,6 and functional potential4,7,8 of complex microbial communities populating human, animal and natural environments. Genome assembly methods developed for microbial isolates have been expanded to apply to shotgun metagenomes, but while they excel

The combined power of AI and robotics is revolutionizing mobility and manufacturing. Automated vehicles, airplanes, people movers, and warehouse robots are improving in their range, flexibility, situational awareness, and intelligence, while better technology, a hunger for increased productivity and efficiency, and the pressures of covid-19 lockdowns have fueled investment in autonomous systems. In 2020 and

Over the past several years, the doctor-patient relationship has undeniably changed around the world. As many have begun to argue that typical touchpoints like the annual physical are becoming obsolete, the moments where a patient has the opportunity to receive guidance on their health from a source they trust become increasingly sporadic. But during the

By SA Mathieson Published: 29 Dec 2022 The UK can blame its bad immigration data on Hungary, one of the eight countries which joined the European Union in 2004. Unlike most existing EU countries, the UK government allowed its citizens to move and work without restrictions, expecting 5,000 to 13,000 people to arrive each year.