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Researchers published a groundbreaking study demonstrating the reliability of combining next-generation sequencing and artificial intelligence to accurately diagnose subtypes of blood cancers and...
Read More »Nature Methods names long-read sequencing as Method of the Year 2022
Long-read sequencing powers a more complete reading of genomic information. Long-read sequencing is enabling in reading genomes, transcriptomes and epigenomes in humans and other species. For its momentous methodological...
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$10M grant will support collaborations across the hospital to create a curated pediatric ‘cell atlas’ to identify disease origins and effective treatments...
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Do we simply ingest a diagnostic probiotic based on programmed ribonucleic acids to analyze the intestinal health from individual cells in the future?
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A Michigan Medicine study has identified a new potential target for treating osteoarthritis – a debilitating joint disease that affects over 31M...
Read More »An overview of single-cell RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptomics
Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) has become the most established and widely used technique within single-cell analysis. Spatial transcriptomics...
Read More »FIIND-Seq – a tool to investigate rare, previously inaccessible cells that play a key role in multiple sclerosis
Rare cell types can have an undue influence on human health. Previous research has suggested that a subset of astrocytes—star-shaped cells in the brain and spinal cord—may be responsible for multiple...
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New study uses postmortem brain tissues to understand genomic differences in individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have...
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