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| Title |
The rise of a digital immune system
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Giga Science, July 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/2047-217x-1-4 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Michael C Schatz, Adam M Phillippy |
| Abstract |
Driven by million-fold improvements in biotechnology, biology is increasingly shifting towards high-resolution, quantitative approaches to study the molecular dynamics of entire populations. One exciting application enabled by this new era of biology is the "digital immune system". It would work in much the same way as an adaptive, biological immune system: by observing the microbial landscape, detecting potential threats, and neutralizing them before they spread beyond control. With the potential to have an enormous impact on public health, it is time to integrate the necessary biotechnology, computational, and organizational systems to seed the development of a global, sequencing-based pathogen surveillance system. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 49 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 33% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 12% |
| Canada | 3 | 6% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 4% |
| Malawi | 1 | 2% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 20 | 41% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 24 | 49% |
| Members of the public | 23 | 47% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 65 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 3% |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 3% |
| United States | 2 | 3% |
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 58 | 89% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 16 | 25% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 14% |
| Other | 8 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 7 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 9% |
| Other | 14 | 22% |
| Unknown | 5 | 8% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 22 | 34% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 13 | 20% |
| Computer Science | 8 | 12% |
| Engineering | 3 | 5% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 11 | 17% |
| Unknown | 6 | 9% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 41. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 February 2016.
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#1,003,274
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Outputs from Giga Science
#147
of 1,167 outputs
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#5,181
of 177,933 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Giga Science
#3
of 12 outputs
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