COVID-19 and impact

{"id"=>930, "level_no"=>1, "level_title"=>"New Section", "notes"=>"<p><em>Genome Biology</em>&nbsp;is currently inviting submissions for the upcoming special issue on&nbsp;<strong>Long-Read Sequencing</strong>.</p>\n<p>The special issue, which is planned for second half of 2021, is guest edited by Prof. Barbara Wold at California Institute of Technology and Prof. Kin Fai Au at The Ohio State University</p>\n<p>Long-read sequencing technologies provide unprecedented opportunities to solve many complex biomedical problems, especially for those unsolved by short-read sequencing. Their long read lengths offer unambiguous mappability for reliable identification of genomic&nbsp;events and are also informative for long-range analyses, such as haplotyping and genome assembly. In addition, the long-read techniques, PacBio and Oxford Nanopore Technologies sequence</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>", "challenge_id"=>514, "created_at"=>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 13:47:23.889757000 UTC +00:00, "updated_at"=>Fri, 11 Dec 2020 13:47:23.889757000 UTC +00:00}