Single-cell RNA sequencing offers a promising opportunity for probing cell types mediating specific behavioral functions and the underlying molecular programs. However, this has been hampered by a long-standing issue in transcriptional profiling of dissociated cells, specifically the transcriptional perturbations that ...
Read More »Researchers use RNA-Seq to understand bleaching of caribbean reef-building corals
Climate change-driven coral disease outbreaks have led to widespread declines in coral populations. Early work on coral genomics established that corals have a complex innate immune system, and whole-transcriptome gene expression studies have revealed mechanisms by which the coral immune ...
Read More »RNA-Seq study identifies genetic variation in cellular stress
from the Cornell Chronicle By Krishna Ramanujan A new Cornell study examines how genetic differences among individuals impact cellular stress, a first step in understanding how this stress response relates to human diseases, such as diabetes. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) ...
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