New tool called EvoWeaver can identify protein function by analyzing traces of correlated evolutionary pressures among genes — the authors show it’s able to reconstruct databases (eg KEGG) using only sequencing data. May help hypothesize function for genes that are difficult to study in the lab.

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3. New tool called EvoWeaver can identify protein function by analyzing traces of correlated evolutionary pressures among genes — the authors show it’s able to reconstruct databases (eg KEGG) using only sequencing data. May help hypothesize function for genes that are difficult to study in the lab.