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  1. How did UGA codon translation as tryptophan evolve in certain ciliates? A critique of Kachale et al. 2023 Nature

    This article has 6 authors:
    1. Estienne Carl Swart
    2. Christiane Emmerich
    3. Kwee Boon Brandon Seah
    4. Minakshi Singh
    5. Yekaterina Shulgina
    6. Aditi Singh
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      eLife assessment

      The manuscript explores the ways in which the genetic code evolves, specifically how stop codons are reassigned to become sense codons. The authors present phylogenetic data showing that mutations at position 67 of the termination factor are present in organisms that nevertheless use the UGA codon as a stop codon, thereby questioning the importance of this position in the reassignment of stop codons. Alternative models on the role of eRF1 would reflect a more balanced view of the data. Overall, the data are solid and these findings will be valuable to the genomic/evolution fields.

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  2. Quantity of SARS-CoV-2 RNA copies exhaled per minute during natural breathing over the course of COVID-19 infection

    This article has 21 authors:
    1. Gregory Lane
    2. Guangyu Zhou
    3. Judd F. Hultquist
    4. Lacy M. Simons
    5. Ramon Lorenzo- Redondo
    6. Egon A. Ozer
    7. Danielle M. McCarthy
    8. Michael G. Ison
    9. Chad J. Achenbach
    10. Xinkun Wang
    11. Ching Man Wai
    12. Eugene Wyatt
    13. Alan Aalsburg
    14. Qiaohan Yang
    15. Torben Noto
    16. Arghavan Alisoltani
    17. Daniel Ysselstein
    18. Rajeshwar Awatramani
    19. Robert Murphy
    20. Grant Theron
    21. Christina Zelano
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      eLife assessment

      This valuable manuscript by Lane introduces an exciting way to measure SARS-CoV-2 aerosolized shedding using a disposable exhaled breath condensate collection device (EBCD). The paper draws the conclusion that the contagious shedding of the virus via the aerosol route persists at a high level until 8 days after symptoms. While the methodology is potentially of high importance and the paper is clearly written, the conclusions are incomplete and only partially supported by the data.

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