RNA is key to the dark matter of the genome − scientists are sequencing it to illuminate human health and disease

Although there are striking differences between the cells that make up your eyes, kidneys, brain and toes, the DNA blueprint for these cells is essentially the same. Where do those differences come ...
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Direct RNA Sequencing Supports Novel Discoveries in RNA Biology

Years of experiments and databases filled with RNA-seq results belie the simple reality that, until fairly recently, it was impossible to analyze RNA directly. The RNA-seq studies performed with ...
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New review decodes transcriptomics: bulk vs. single-cell RNA sequencing

A comprehensive review article titled “Bioinformatics perspectives on transcriptomics: A comprehensive review of bulk and single-cell RNA sequencing analyses,” published in Quantitative Biology, ...
Baylor College of Medicine

Baylor researchers develop and validate clinical diagnostic RNA sequencing test

RNA sequencing has emerged as a powerful supplement to DNA sequencing for Mendelian disease diagnosis, but clinical translation of diagnostic RNA-seq has not been widely achieved. Researchers at ...
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New Kits Are Democratizing Single-Cell RNA Sequencing

Eight years ago, 10x Genomics launched the first commercially available single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) product for the company’s flagship instrument, the 10x Chromium. (This occurred one year ...