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Chris Mason
@mason_lab
Professor of Genomics, Physiology, & Biophysics @WeillCornell Medicine. Co-Founder / COI @BiotiaNYC, @UrsaBio & @Onegevity (@thornehealth)
New York, NY
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    Chris Mason
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    Aug 31, 2024
    We are humbled to have our lab's work featured this week on the cover of @Nature (below), with many, many people to thank. First, the stellar crew of @inspiration4x, @rookisaacman, @ArceneauxHayley, @ChrisSembroski, @DrSianProctor, who donated time, blood, fluids, and sweat for
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    Aug 29, 2024
    This week in Nature: Space Omics – Biomedical atlas captures health effects of spaceflight. Browse the full issue: nature.com/nature/volumes…
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    Chris Mason
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    Nov 25, 2020
    Today we're elated to release a set of 30 papers on aerospace medicine and the biology of spaceflight; they are simultaneously featured on the covers of @CellCellPress, @CellReports, & @iScience_CP using photos taken by @StationCDRKelly while in space: cell.com/c/the-biology-… /1
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    Chris Mason
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    Nov 10, 2018
    Previously unconnected (and even embargoed) neurons have just exploded in my brain when I saw this announcement of a BackStreetBoys World DNA Tour. Are they running gels? Are the red bands the secret size of DNA needed for boy band success? Is it pure enough for library prep?!?
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    Chris Mason
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    May 27, 2021
    I'm elated to release four @metasub papers today, with new species, data interfaces, & online resources. The first is in @CellCellPress, "A global metagenomic map of urban microbiomes and antimicrobial resistance" led by @dcdanko @Daniela_Bezdan cell.com/cell/fulltext/…" a 🧵 /1
    A global metagenomic map of urban microbiomes and antimicrobial resistance
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    Chris Mason
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    Mar 2, 2023
    Impressive data rolling off the new @PacBio Onso sequencer, with Q-values staying above 50 for the full length of the read with the SBB chemistry, and starting up at 55 in the beginning! From @GenomeInABottle sample HG002:
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    Chris Mason
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    Apr 11, 2019
    Very excited our paper is out & the cover of @sciencemagazine! "The NASA Twins Study: A multidimensional analysis of a year-long human spaceflight." Thanks to @ShuttleCDRKelly & @StationCDRKelly for hundreds of samples & work for #YearInSpace Mission science.sciencemag.org/content/364/64… @aaas
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    Chris Mason
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    Nov 5, 2021
    Superb: 200K whole genomes from the @uk_biobank, linked to clinical records, that we can start to mine starting on Nov. 17th!
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    Chris Mason
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    Mar 19, 2020
    "Relationship between the ABO Blood Group and the COVID-19 Susceptibility." Group O=protective; Group A=high risk. Thus, #COVID19 deaths likely higher in Europe (more A), but less so in Asia/India (more B) or Latin Americans (more O). thx @nevillesanjana
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    Relationship between the ABO Blood Group and the COVID-19 Susceptibility
    OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between the ABO blood group and the COVID-19 susceptibility. DESIGN The study was conducted by comparing the blood group distribution in 2,173 patients with...
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    Chris Mason
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    Apr 22, 2020
    Our new @biorxivpreprint is up! "Host, Viral, and Environmental Transcriptome Profiles of SARS-CoV-2." COVID-19 patients (n=338) examined w/ qRT-PCR, RT-LAMP, & total RNA-seq, host responses (e.g. ACE2) & new diagnostic methods. biorxiv.org/content/10.110… Some highlights: /1
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    Host, Viral, and Environmental Transcriptome Profiles of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome...
    The pandemic from the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) led to hundreds of thousands of deaths, including >15,000 in New York City (NYC). This pandemic highlighted a...
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    Chris Mason
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    Dec 21, 2017
    First run on the new @illumina Firefly sequencer looks great! 6M 151x151 PF reads, 1.8GBases, >99.8% accuracy in 16 hours. Santa came with SBS candy in a CMOS wrapper this year.
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    Chris Mason
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    Nov 6, 2019
    Cool photo of the heart of a blue whale. Arteries so large, an adult human can swim through. It beats 8-10 times per minute & can be heard >2 miles away. They feed almost exclusively on krill, shrimp-like invertebrates, 4-6 tons/day. thx @historycoolkids; ping @erichjarvis
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    Chris Mason
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    May 11, 2020
    For anyone planning their own COVID-19 GWAS or genome association study, remember that the UK BioBank is already doing 20,000 severely ill and 15,000 moderately ill COVID-19 patients for WGS/phenotype analysis in addition to the >120K WGS and health records data already there.
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    Chris Mason
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    Feb 26, 2020
    The announcement of the first $100 human genome (30x coverage) from Rade Drmanac at @MGI_BGI, using CoolMPS. DNA nanoballs, strand-displacing Phi29 polymerase, 200 copies of original template, no PCR, base-specific Abs, and 0.01-0.20% error rate. biorxiv.org/content/10.110… #AGBT20
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    Chris Mason
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    Jul 30, 2021
    I can't stop staring at this table: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_rep…