Sequencing
Charting activity in genetic cityscapes
5 Jun 2024Bambu, a new computational tool for analysing genetic data, effectively identifies and quantifies complex gene patterns.
The ‘blood microbiome’ debunked
20 May 2024Advanced DNA sequencing technologies reveal little trace of native microbial communities in healthy human blood, challenging recent claims to the contrary.
Single-cell insights towards precision cancer care
25 Mar 2024Researchers performed a comprehensive genetic sequencing of individual tumour cells to refine existing colorectal cancer classifications.
Keeping pace with evasive viruses
19 Sep 2023With near-real-time genomic monitoring, researchers catch emergent, treatment-evading SARS-CoV-2 mutations in immunocompromised patients with chronic infections.
Commemorating the life of Sydney Brenner
18 Jul 2019Dr. Sydney Brenner, the visionary molecular biologist and Nobel laureate who turned a humble soil worm into one of the most-studied organisms in biology, passed away on April 5, 2019 in Singapore. He was 92.
A closer look at cell types
16 May 2017Analyzing gene activity in single cells offers a
clearer view of bowel cancer
Expanding the power of pores
9 Aug 2016Smarter software allows researchers to generate higher-quality data from an exciting new DNA sequencing technology