Paid-members only High-Throughput Sequencing Another summer of sequencing is upon us. Whose sparkle will beguile the hearts of suitors and dazzle the eyes of onlookers?
Diagnostics APOE4: no longer just a risk factor for Alzheimer’s, it's a genetically distinct form of the disease! This genetic distinction bears the gift of new tools to predict onset and track disease progression.
Genetics Biologically female mammals have two X chromosomes, but what might surprise you is that one of those X's is turned off. We first discovered there was something funny going on with X-chromosomes in 1948.
Microbiomics Pangenomes: the coolest new thing in human genetics got its start in bacteria. No, seriously! Bacteria are complicated. We invented pangenomes to better understand them.
Omic.ly Weekly 26 May 26, 2024 Hey There! Thanks for spending part of your Sunday with Omic.ly! This week's headlines include: 1) APOE4: no longer just a risk factor for Alzheimer’s! 2) Bacteria are complicated. We invented pangenomes to better understand them. 3) We first discovered there was something
Paid-members only Hype Cycles AlphaFold, the second coming of Christ or just another useful tool in the life sciences?
Multi-Omics Genetic Determinism: What it is and how we can avoid it with multi-omics One thing we constantly battle in genomics is, “What does it all mean?”
Therapeutics Are personalized vaccines the next big thing in cancer therapy? The figure kind of speaks for itself.
Breakthroughs Insulin: It was believed to exist, but everyone who tried to isolate it failed The path to insulin isolation was anything but straight.
Omic.ly Weekly 25 May 19, 2024 Hey There! Thanks for spending part of your Sunday with Omic.ly! This week's headlines include: 1) Are personalized vaccines the next big thing in cancer therapy? 2) Genetic Determinism: What it is and how we can avoid it with multi-omics 3) Insulin: It was
Paid-members only Genomic Sequencing Spatial omics (and other creative applications) might give that dying NovaSeq of yours a second life!
DNA Nettie Stevens, a former school teacher turned geneticist, discovered sex chromosomes in 1905. Here's her story: Nettie Stevens’ contributions to the field of genetics were groundbreaking.
Microbiomics We’ve known since the time of Pavlov that there’s a connection between our gut and brain; now we know our microbiomes play a role in that game of telephone too! The gut-brain axis: now with microbes!
RNA That beating sensation you feel in your chest is the product of billions of cells working together to pump blood throughout your body. Ever get lost in your own heart? Have no fear, there's a new atlas for that!
Omic.ly Weekly 24 May 12, 2024 Hey There! Thanks for spending part of your Sunday with Omic.ly! This week's headlines include: 1) Ever get lost in your own heart? Have no fear, there's a new atlas for that! 2) The gut-brain axis: now with microbes 3) Nettie Stevens
