RNA Obelisks
Published:
novel viroid-like entities revealed by computational biology
These authors would write this paper, and I mean that in the good way. We have Andy Fire, who is famous for a deeply thoughtful career in RNA biology. We have Ami Bhatt: a world-class researcher who leads a group that generates and interprets micro-biome sequencing data. We also have the participation of Robert C. Edgar on the paper — he is, as far as I am aware, the only “independent researcher” in biology that is respected. His open-source software MUSCLES its way into many a phylogenetic analysis. Plus I like his style:
this is the platonic case of a dude who got rich by selling a tech company in the late 90s
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