This month's Genome Watch discusses the potential of selective whole-genome amplification for overcoming the challenges of whole-genome sequencing of malaria parasites in clinical samples in which they are low in abundance.
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Rutledge, G., Ariani, C. Finding the needle in the haystack. Nat Rev Microbiol 15, 136 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrmicro.2017.7
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