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The "one peptide per spectrum" dogma cannot hold true due to limited chromatographic separation resulting in
mass spectra containing co-eluted peptides with high probability; this issue is numerically investigated.
Genome sequence of a methanotrophic member of the bacterial phylum Verrucomicrobia reveals adaptations to the methane utilization under acidic conditions and supports grouping Planctomycetes, Verrucomicrobia and Chlamydiae into a superphylum
High clonal diversity of introduced avian malaria in native Hawaiian forest birds adds complexity to this disease system with potential impacts on transmission, host-pathogen interactions and virulence.
Machine learning methods are employed to predict targets of transcription factors in the human genome and further provide possible insights on Wt1 and its role in Wilms Tumor.
