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Functional and evolutionary significance of unknown genes from uncultivated taxa.
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67 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 98 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Clustering the protein universe of life using DIAMOND DeepClust.Nature methods · 2026Article
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- Retroelement expansions underlie genome evolution in stingless bees.BMC genomics · 2026Article
7 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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17 authors at 6 institutions in 5 countries.
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Abstract
Many of the Earth's microbes remain uncultured and understudied, limiting our understanding of the functional and evolutionary aspects of their genetic material, which remain largely overlooked in most metagenomic studies
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