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DNA Sequencing
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Ancient DNA data hold insights into past organisms and ecosystems — handle them with more care
DNA fragments extracted from archaeological human remains can be sequenced to identify the microorganisms that caused disease.Credit: Microgen/Getty…
Common genetic variants contribute more to rare diseases than previously thought
Nature, Published online: 20 November 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03554-4 In rare diseases, rare mutations have long been thought of as…
Are you what you eat? Biggest-ever catalogue of food microbes finds out
Fermented foods such as kimchi contain microbes that are also found in the human microbiome.Credit: Chung Sung-Jun/Getty You…
Prognostic genome and transcriptome signatures in colorectal cancers
Patient cohort Patients diagnosed with CRC between 2004 and 2019, at Uppsala University Hospital or Umeå University Hospital,…
Chromosome components central to cell division evolve rapidly
Nature, Published online: 02 August 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-02523-1 Regions of chromosomal DNA called centromeres are crucial to dividing cells.…
DNA mismatch and damage patterns revealed by single-molecule sequencing
Mustjoki, S. & Young, N. S. Somatic mutations in “benign” disease. N. Engl. J. Med. 384, 2039–2052 (2021).…
how a small team created the largest mouse-embryo atlas so far
Building an atlas of all the cell types that make up the body typically requires multinational collaborations and…
researchers map organ in stunning detail
The heart is the first organ to develop, but despite its importance, scientists know surprisingly little about exactly…
Super-speedy sequencing puts genomic diagnosis in the fast lane
Sometimes good news arrives too late. About a decade ago, clinical geneticist Zornitza Stark and her colleagues at…