An epitranscriptome is a set of functionally appropriate RNA modifications. There are nearly one hundred known modifications of RNA; the most common modification in internal mRNA is...
Read More »Single-Cell Sequencing Technologies – Current and Future
Intensively developed in the last few years, single-cell sequencing technologies now present numerous advantages over traditional sequencing methods for solving the problems of biological heterogeneity and low quantities of available biological materials. The application of single-cell sequencing technologies has profoundly ...
Read More »High powered processor has enabled RNA-seq data analysis more than 60 fold faster than a 16-core CPU
from UT San Diego By Bradley J. Fikes A super-fast genome processor called the Dragen Bio-IT Processor is now on sale by San Diego’s Edico Genome. The processor, which is sold on a standard PCIe computer board, is meant to ...
Read More »Scientists discover RNA modifications in some unexpected places
by Matt Fearer CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The so-called central dogma of molecular biology—that DNA makes RNA which makes protein—has long provided a simplified explanation for how genetic information is deciphered and translated in living organisms. In reality, of course, the ...
Read More »Establishing Clinical-Grade RNA Sequencing
from Weill Cornell Medical College News The many different approaches used to sequence RNA, even severely degraded RNA, can produce relatively similar results, a finding that should reassure patients, physicians and scientists faced with a variety of new technologies that ...
Read More »The Evolution of Sequencing Technology
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Read More »Lecture – Basics of RNA-Seq for Differential Gene Expression
Date: Tuesday, September 23, 2014, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Location: 402 Walter Instructor(s): This lecture will provide a basic overview of DGE analysis from RNA-Seq data. Lecture Topics: – RNA-Seq vs Microarray – Experimental Design – Sequencing ...
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