The Mobile Genetic Elements and Genome Plasticity conference was hosted by Keystone Symposia in Santa Fe, NM USA, February 11-15, 2018. The organizers were Marlene Belfort, Evan Eichler, Henry Levin and Lynn Maquat. The goal of this conference was to bring together scientists from around the world to discuss the function of transposable elements and their impact on host species. Central themes of the meeting included recent innovations in genome analysis and the role of mobile DNA in disease and evolution. The conference included 200 scientists who participated in poster presentations, short talks selected from abstracts, and invited talks. A total of 58 talks were organized into eight sessions and two workshops. The topics varied from mechanisms of mobilization, to the structure of genomes and their defense strategies to protect against transposable elements.

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会议报告：2018年移动遗传元件和基因组可塑性。

移动遗传元件和基因组可塑性会议于 2018 年 2 月 11 日至 15 日在美国新墨西哥州圣达菲由 Keystone Symposia 主办。组织者为 Marlene Belfort、Evan Eichler、Henry Levin 和 Lynn Maquat。这次会议的目标是汇集世界各地的科学家，讨论转座因子的功能及其对宿主物种的影响。会议的中心主题包括基因组分析的最新创新以及移动DNA在疾病和进化中的作用。会议共有 200 名科学家参加，他们参加了海报展示、摘要精选的简短演讲和特邀演讲。共举办了 58 场讲座，分为 8 个分会场和 2 个工作坊。主题多种多样，从动员机制到基因组结构及其针对转座因子的防御策略。