Ability to Extract Patterns From ‘Low Resolution’ Data Means Deep Sequencing is Overkill for Many Applications, Researchers Say New research by UCSF scientists could accelerate – by 10 to 100-fold – the pace of many efforts to profile gene activity, ...
Read More »RNA-Seq reveals genetic link between two chronic lung diseases
from Yale News by Ziba Kashef – Research on chronic lung diseases has primarily focused on studying conditions, such as emphysema or lung fibrosis, in isolation. In a new study, Yale scientists identified a common genetic network for two chronic ...
Read More »USC patient RNA-Seq data shows potential of ANGLE’s Parsortix liquid biopsy for metastatic breast cancer screening
ANGLE plc , the specialist medtech company, has announced that the results of the University of Southern California (USC) Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center’s ongoing work with ANGLE’s Parsortix system have demonstrated the potential for the use of Parsortix as a ...
Read More »RNA-Seq in Space – Release of New Datasets by NASA GeneLab
Germinating Fern Spores Help Identify Genes Involved in Sensing and Responding to Gravity During germination, a calcium current is triggered in the fern spore by a gravity sensing mechanism. The calcium current is part of a signalling cascade that orients ...
Read More »RNA-Seq Providing More Clues to Understanding the Mechanism Between Zika Virus, Birth Defects
from HealthDay News – Scientists say they’ve discovered how the Zika virus might cause severe brain and eye birth defects. The Zika outbreak in Brazil and other parts of Latin American and the Caribbean has coincided with a sharp increase ...
Read More »RNA sequencing opens door to accurate, highly specific test for prostate cancer
from Prostate Cancer News Today by Margarida Azevedo Researchers have identified that RNA markers in prostate biopsy samples and in the urine of prostate cancer patients are highly specific biomarkers for prostate cancer. The study, presented at the European Association of ...
Read More »High school student wins grand prize at science fair with RNA-Seq experiments
from MyNews4.com by Cassie Wilson RENO, Nev. (MyNews4.com & KRNV) — 200 young scientist and engineers competed in the 49th Annual Western Nevada Regional Science and Engineering Fair (WNRSF) March 2-3. The projects represented the top winners from school fairs ...
Read More »Researchers Use RNA-Seq To Prove Zika Causes Fetal Brain Defects
from Newsweek by Jessica Firger A group of researchers say they’ve taken a critical step in proving the Zika virus is most likely the cause of a rising number of microcephaly cases in Brazil. An investigation conducted on lab cultures, ...
Read More »TACC Supercomputers Power RNA-Seq Analysis Tools at Summer Bioinformatics Workshop
from HPC Wire by Makeda Easter, Sept. 21 — Undergraduate biology labs are designed to prepare students for real-life biology work. These labs usually involve tried and true exercises like animal dissections, investigating enzymes, and microscope work.While traditional lab work ...
Read More »The latest supercomputing technology is powering RNA-Seq data analysis pipelines at the Center for Genomic Regulation
from HPC Wire by John Russell Univa’s recent launch of the Grid Engine Container Edition is the latest evidence of growing support for Docker containers in high-performance computing (HPC). Last month NERSC introduced Shifter, a tool for bringing Docker containers ...
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