We report the synthesis of a crystalline cyclic organoboron compound that shows an anomalous Li-ion conduction behaviour with specific composition and method of insertion of a Li salt. The enhanced ionic conductivity of crystalline boric ester/LiTFSI prepared by the grinding method should be due to the formation of regulated ion-conduction channels scaffolded by boron-anion interaction.

REFLECT is a mobile app that promotes a regular reflective routine. It is voice-based so that it can be used, e.g., while driving a car or in similar situations. The reflection session is scaffolded through decks of questions that can be configured by the user and shared with others, who in turn can reuse the questions.

We report the use of triazacyclophane (TAC)-scaffolded amino acids as a structural mimic for 3-histidine metal-binding sites in metalloproteins, especially for the mimicry of type-3 copper binding sites as are present in hemocyanin, tyrosinase and catechol oxidase.

The Delftia acidovorans 2167 (ATCC 15668, Delftia type strain) genome was sequenced into a 6-contig scaffolded assembly of 6.78-Mb. This environmental microbe, previously named to both the Comamonas and Pseudomonas genera, is an opportunistic pathogen and often the subject of phylogenetic placement debates.

Staphylococcus aureus is a major cause of bacterial infections in the United States, with high percentages of serious infections resistant to a variety of β-lactam antibiotics. Here, we present the scaffolded genome assembly into 16 contigs of S. aureus CDC73-57501 (ATCC 29247), a methicillin-resistant quality control strain.

The Canadian beaver (Castor canadensis) is the largest indigenous rodent in North America. We report a draft annotated assembly of the beaver genome, the first for a large rodent and the first mammalian genome assembled directly from uncorrected and moderate coverage (< 30 ×) long reads generated by single-molecule sequencing. The genome size is 2.7 Gb estimated by k-mer analysis. We assembled ...

Recent increases in the production of genomic data are yielding new opportunities and challenges for biologists. Among the chief problems posed by next-generation sequencing are assembly and analyses of these large data sets. Here we present an online server, http://EvoPipes.net, that provides access to a wide range of tools for bioinformatic analyses of genomic data oriented for ecological and...