Death of the genome paper

David Roy Smith

doi:10.3389/fgene.2013.00072

Abstract

Death of the genome paper

Highlights

Not long ago, a folder full of genomes would have been worth its weight in highimpact publications
There is a bloated folder on my laptop computer called Limbolandomics, and stuffed inside it are dozens of genome sequences eagerly waiting to be analyzed, written up, and published
On top of being a riveting conversation starter at the campus pub, the scallop genome taught me tons about genetics and the publication process

Summary

Introduction

There is a bloated folder on my laptop computer called Limbolandomics, and stuffed inside it are dozens of genome sequences eagerly waiting to be analyzed, written up, and published. A folder full of genomes would have been worth its weight in highimpact publications. I built my PhD thesis on genome papers, and most of my peers did the same. My first undergraduate research project was to sequence and describe the mitochondrial genome of the giant sea scallop.

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