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Chris Watkins

Norwich Research Park

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Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:genome assembly· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:long-read sequencing· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Most human DNA replication initiation is dispersed throughout the genome with only a minority within previously identified initiation zones

Jamie T. Carrington, Rosemary H. C. Wilson, Eduardo de La Vega, Sathish Thiyagarajan, Tom Barker, Leah Catchpole, Alex Durrant, Vanda Knitlhoffer, Chris Watkins, Karim Gharbi, Conrad A. Nieduszynski

The paper uses single-molecule sequencing to show most DNA replication initiation in human cells occurs at dispersed sites, not just previously identified zones.

Genome biology · May 9, 2025Peer-reviewedGenomics

The genome sequence of the Violet Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa violacea (Linnaeus, 1785): a hymenopteran species undergoing range expansion.

Will J. Nash, Angela Man, Seanna J. McTaggart, Kendall Baker, Tom Barker, Leah Catchpole, Alex Durrant, Karim Gharbi, Naomi Irish, Gemy Kaithakottil, Debby Ku, Aaliyah Providence, Felix Shaw, David Swarbreck, Chris Watkins, , Wilfried Haerty

The paper presents a reference genome assembly for the Violet Carpenter Bee, including gene annotation and mitochondrial genome, as part of the European Reference Genome Atlas.

Heredity · Sep 15, 2024Peer-reviewedGenomics