Steven E. Massey

The paper identifies Helicoverpa armigera-H. zea hybrids using genome admixture analysis and highlights the importance of reference datasets for accurate predictions.

The paper identifies a novel HKU4-related merbecovirus contaminant in rice RNA-seq datasets from Wuhan, China, and finds it shares genetic similarity with MERS-CoV and binds to human DPP4.

The paper identifies a novel HKU4-related coronavirus in pangolin single-cell datasets and investigates its phylogenetic clade and potential contamination sources.