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Lancet tool enables accurate identification of rare mutations in cancer cells
A new computational method allows scientists to identify rare gene mutations in cancer cells with greater accuracy and sensitivity...
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Single-cell RNA sequencing provides molecular atlas to study brain diseases
Researchers have detailed a molecular atlas of the cells that form the brain's blood vessels and the life-essential blood-brain barrier providing clues to which cell types are involved in different diseases...
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Innovation – Ingrained in the DNA of Ion Torrent products
For Thermo Fisher Scientific, 2018 brings with it a suite of new sequencing solutions that continue to promote application flexibility and throughput scalability for oncology, reproductive health, inherited and infectious disease research.
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JANUS® G3 automated workstation
26 January 2018 | By PerkinElmer
The JANUS G3 automated workstation offers multiple pipetting technologies on a single instrument platform.
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Application note: KingFisher sample purification system
Next generation sequencing sample preparation on the KingFisher platform...
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Expert view: Single-cell sequencing in basic research and clinical applications
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has greatly increased our understanding of biological phenomena and human disease. In particular, single-cell sequencing is one of the fastest-growing applications...
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Expert view: Overcoming NGS obstacles
Using next-generation sequencing techniques enables pharmaceutical companies to explore the molecular landscape of disease initiation and progression with unprecedented clarity. Dr Sam Rulli, Product Manager at QIAGEN, provides his insight into the major challenges researchers face...
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Expert view: The future of single-cell sequencing
The power of single-cell sequencing and its application in the field of oncology remains a top opportunity for discoveries that could have a huge impact on improving human health worldwide. However, barriers remain before those studies can be furthered...
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Sequencing all 24 human chromosomes uncovers rare disorders
Study from NIH may help improve prenatal genetic screening...
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CRISPR identifies essential genes for cancer immunotherapy
Researchers have used CRISPR to stop the expression of individual genes in cancer cells, by knocking out every known protein-encoding gene in the human genome...
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CRISPR-Cas9 repairs genetic mutation in human embryos
"Well thought through and brilliantly executed" study shows different DNA-repair mechanism in embryos compared to iPSCs
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Over one thousand new microbial genomes discovered
Scientists at the U.S Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (DOE JGI) have published a report that references 1,003 phylogenetically diverse bacterial and archaeal reference genomes.
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SOPHiA AI unlocks power of exome sequencing for clinical diagnostics
SOPHiA AI demystifies the secrets of the exome, home to 85% of disease-causing genetic variants. Clinicians can now get highly accurate results to diagnose patients for rare hereditary disorders.
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Using single-cell RNA sequencing to track stem cell development
Adult stem cells have the ability to transform into many types of cells, but tracing the path individual stem cells follow as they mature and identifying the molecules that trigger these fateful decisions are difficult in a living animal.
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WGS pinpoints DNA mutations to aid feline disorder treatment
Scientists at The University of Missouri-Columbia are using whole genome sequencing in order to identify genetic mutations that cause rare fatal diseases in cats.
