Bioinformatic analysis identified nearly 30,000 species of Obelisks in biological samples collected worldwide, including soils, rivers, oceans, wastewater, and animal microbiomes.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by original bioRxiv preprint, peer-reviewed Cell Host & Microbe publication, and independent corroboration from PLOS Biology commentary and science journalism outlets. [tier=gold indep_score=0.77 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable | framework convergence=single on Original bioinformatic study by Zheludev, Fire et al. identifying Obelisks via metagenomic/metatranscriptomic sequence analysis (upstreams: Zheludev et al. bioRxiv preprint 2024, Cell Host & Microbe 2024 publication) — publishers independent, evidence may not be | kind=empirical eligibility=high]
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- Descubren una nueva entidad biológica que habita en el cuerpo humano | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (seed:science_and_space)
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