Current bioinformatics workflows for PIWI-interacting RNA (piRNA) analysis focus primarily on germline-derived piRNAs and piRNA-clusters...
Read More »Featured RNA-Seq Job – Assistant Research Scientist Position in Bioinformatics
These multi-disciplinary studies will include the comprehensive analysis of RNA-seq and small RNA sequencing data. In addition to expertise in NGS data analysis, Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in Drosophila genetics. The successful candidate...
Read More »Small RNA sequencing reveals metastasis-related microRNAs in lung adenocarcinoma
The majority of lung cancer deaths are caused by metastatic disease. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are posttranscriptional regulators of gene expression and miRNA dysregulation can contribute to metastatic progression. Here, researchers from Aarhus University used small RNA sequencing to profile the miRNA ...
Read More »TEtools – facilitates big data expression analysis of transposable elements
Over recent decades, substantial efforts have been made to understand the interactions between host genomes and transposable elements (TEs). The impact of TEs on the regulation of host genes is well known, with TEs acting as platforms of regulatory sequences. ...
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