metagenomic
Americanadjective
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relating to or regarding the study of all the genetic material that is present in a given environment.
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relating to or regarding all the genetic material that is present in a given environment.
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Researchers examined the participants' gut microbiomes using metagenomic sequencing, which allowed them to measure the abundance of different microbial species and genes.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
Even so, advanced metagenomic techniques can still provide useful information about the Shroud's preservation, environmental exposure and cultural journey.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
"We will extract the DNA and then we want to do what is called metagenomic sequencing... and then we try to mine the data," said Husna, an assistant professor at Institut Teknologi Bandung.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
The Texas’ team approach was really exciting, said Devabhaktuni Srikrishna, the CEO and founder of PatientKnowHow.com, noting it exhibited “proof of principle” for employing this kind of metagenomic testing protocol for wastewater and air.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 16, 2024
They combined shotgun metagenomic sequencing, which profiles all of the microbial DNA in a sample, with metabolomics, which measures the levels of hundreds of known and thousands of unknown metabolites.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 2, 2024
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