Omic.ly Weekly 23 May 5, 2024 Hey There! Thanks for spending part of your Sunday with Omic.ly! This week's headlines include: 1) No DNA mutations needed. Epigenetic changes can cause cancer. 2) Pathobionts: The opportunists hiding in our microbiomes. 3) Barbara McClintock discovered a little thing called the transposable element
Microbiomics Pathobionts: The opportunists hiding in our microbiomes The microbes we co-exist with can be friends, foes, or just along for the ride. They can also switch between being all of those things…
Genetics Barbara McClintock discovered a little thing called the transposable element in 1950 While everyone else was distracted by the structure of DNA, Barbara McClintock was discovering a little thing called the transposable element.
Paid-members only Genetics What happens if insurance companies start using your genetic data against you?
Genomics The evolutionary history of coffee is probably more complicated than you think That dark and delicious brew billowing clouds of irresistible coffee incense next to you is most likely the product of Coffea arabica.
Microbiomics Clinical applications of the microbiome are still very much a work in progress What's the clinical usefulness of a microbiome? We’re still trying to figure that part out!
Genetics The first human "Mendelian" disease was described in 1902 Mendel first described his laws of genetic inheritance in 1865. They were promptly ignored for 35 years.
Omic.ly Weekly 22 April 28, 2024 Hey There! Thanks for spending part of your Sunday with Omic.ly! This week's headlines include: 1) The evolutionary history of coffee is probably more complicated than you think. 2) Clinical applications of the microbiome are still very much a work in progress. 3) The
Paid-members only Genomics Featured Pacific Biosciences drops nearly 50% after a bad earnings report and a mind-boggling update to their product roadmap
Microbiomics Featured The solid tumor microbiome: friend or foe? Wait, there's a tumor microbiome?? Solid tumors account for the majority of cancers that occur in adults. You might be surprised to know that they also have their own microbiome!
DNA The structure of the DNA double-helix was published in 1953, but it took another 13 years to actually crack the genetic code. The questions of how DNA is copied and codes for proteins remained for a while after the structure was confirmed.
Microbiomics “The microbiome” isn't just one thing. It's lots of things. And each habitat has its own microbiome.
Omic.ly Weekly 21 April 21, 2024 Hey There! Thanks for spending part of your Sunday with Omic.ly! This week's headlines include: 1) The tumor microbiome: friend or foe? Wait, there's a tumor microbiome?? 2) “The microbiome” isn't just one thing. It's lots of things.
Paid-members only Genomic Sequencing Featured Quest Diagnostics has made some moves in an attempt to become a major player in high throughput genomics
