Classification of ancient evolutionary connections between viruses made possible with new taxonomy
The International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) has announced a fundamental change to the way viruses are systematically classified. The new taxonomy system allows scientists to classify viruses in a hierarchical structure similar to that used for cellular organisms, like animals, bacteria and plants. The ICTV describes their decision and its implications in a […]
Anna-Lena’s expertise: Software Technology
Anna-Lena Lamprecht is an assistant professor in Software Technology at Utrecht University, within the Department of Information and Computing Sciences. She describes herself as a Research Software Engineering (RSE) academic, focusing on software development processes in research, and developing methods and technology to improve them. UBC asks Anna-Lena about her work in bioinformatics . Bioinformatician […]
Wandering in the virosphere
The detailed knowledge we have of a small number of viruses conceals the fact that we know nothing or hardly anything about the vast majority of them. More genetic research is needed to map the origin and evolution of viruses Thorough exploration of the viral world has barely begun, says Bas Dutilh in the interview […]
NWO grant for Computational Structural Biology at Utrecht
NWO-ENW decided to give a computing grant of 4 Million CPU hours per year for two years to WeNMR which allows to maximise the impact of the HADDOCK services. SURFSara will provide the resources. HADDOCK already serves an international community, but it is also central to the research of the Utrecht Computational & Structural Biology group. […]
Utrecht biologists win prestigious Cozzarelli prize
Utrecht biologists are awarded a prize by the prestigious American National Academy of Sciences. They will receive the Cozzarelli Prize for their publication in PNAS in 2019, in which they unravel the evolutionary history of a central protein complex in cell division. That was announced by PNAS on March 10. The Cozzarelli Prize is awarded annually by the National Academy of […]