Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new tool called ROADIES. This tool simplifies the process of inferring species trees from raw genome data. It reduces the reliance on domain expertise and computational resources.
ROADIES automates the process of inferring species trees, making it more accessible to scientists. The tool uses a random sampling of loci from input genomes, eliminating the need for genome annotation. This approach also reduces the computing power required.
The researchers demonstrated that ROADIES produces results comparable to state-of-the-art studies. It does so in a fraction of the time and effort. ROADIES can be used for any species and is scalable to datasets with hundreds of genomes.
The researchers are working to improve ROADIES' capabilities further. This includes placing new taxa on existing species trees. They are also exploring the use of GPUs for processing larger datasets.
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