About the Authors

Chiara Fornari

Affiliations Department of Computer Science, University of Torino, Torino, Italy, Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Torino, Italy

Marco Beccuti

Affiliation Department of Computer Science, University of Torino, Torino, Italy

Stefania Lanzardo

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Torino, Italy

Laura Conti

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Torino, Italy

Gianfranco Balbo

Affiliation Department of Computer Science, University of Torino, Torino, Italy

Federica Cavallo

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Torino, Italy

Raffaele A. Calogero

Affiliation Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Torino, Italy

Francesca Cordero

fcordero@di.unito.it

Affiliation Department of Computer Science, University of Torino, Torino, Italy

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: F. Cordero RAC F. Cavallo GB CF. Performed the experiments: CF SL LC. Analyzed the data: CF F. Cordero MB GB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SL LC F. Cavallo RAC. Wrote the paper: F. Cordero CF MB GB.