Illumina’s systems employ short-read sequencing techniques, which has been the predominant NGS technology for the last decade. The company has made huge advances in the NGS space and now markets a ...

“Strange is this little animal, because of its exceptional and strange morphology and because it closely resembles a bear en miniature. That is the reason why I decided to call it little water bear.” ...

The idea that the experiences of our ancestors shape who we are today is not a novel one. In fact, throughout history, great thinkers from around the world have proposed theories and ideas to explain ...

Nucleic acid sequencing has become an integral part of modern biomedical research. The advances in sequencing technology, from its invention to modern-day equivalents, have been extraordinary. 2022 ...

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a well-established amplification technique that is widely used to rapidly make millions of copies of a specific DNA sample. It was developed by Kary Mullis in ...

Can you name a Black scientist? We asked a similar question a few weeks ago regarding women in genetics and the same problem seemingly applies here. Many people seem to find it difficult to name a ...

How will multi-omics change healthcare? With new ways to integrate data, new applications in precision medicine, and the emerging potential of AI and machine learning for analysis, it is an exciting ...

Since the discovery of the basic double-helix structure of DNA In the 1950’s, scientists have devoted a huge amount of effort to determine the sequence of a variety of different genomics. It took over ...

The term ‘proteomics’ was first coined in 1996 by Marc Wilkins, used to define the large-scale analysis of all the proteins in a cell, tissue or organism. The goal of proteomics was to obtain a more ...

Epigenetic mechanisms are highly complex, diverse and often poorly understood. A recent study, published in Cell, discusses the diverse features of non-genetic inheritance and offers recommendations ...

New research has uncovered the function of red blood cells as immune sensors that detect and bind to cell-free DNA present during sepsis. Red blood cells (RBCs) comprise the majority of circulating ...

This feature is written using content from our recently published Liquid Biopsy report, which you can read in full by downloading here. Thanks to a wealth of publications demonstrating the exciting ...