Genetics Beadle and Tatum were the first to marry biochemistry with genetics in 1941 The field of molecular biology was born in 1941 through the marriage of genetics and biochemistry.
Proteomics Resolving the proteome with single-cell and spatial proteomics. Single-cell and spatial proteomics: a more refined future.
Evolution Featured The story of how apes (and humans) lost their tails! How a ‘jumping gene’ caused apes (and humans) to quit monkeying around and ditch their tails.
Paid-members only Genomic Sequencing Featured Illumina ruffled some feathers this week with a video appeal to moderate sized "core labs"
Genomics RNA interference was a knockout discovery in 1998! One of the best ways to figure out what a gene does is to get rid of it and see what happens.
Proteomics Proteomics is a data deluge. Taming the firehose is still a work in progress. Once we have all of this amazing proteomic data, what do we do with it???
Microbiomics The establishment and maintenance of your microbiome is mostly a family affair, but be careful who you swap spit with! Being in close contact with other people is just human nature, so it makes sense that the bugs who colonize us also tend to colonize the people around us.
Paid-members only Start-Upomics Featured Francis deSouza is back from his post-Illumina purgatory with a new AI start-up
Proteomics Multiplex aptamer/antibody arrays are a gateway drug to get genetics people to embrace proteomics Multiplex Apater and Immuno Affinity Arrays are perfect for getting people excited about the power of proteins!
Proteomics Fred Sanger, the father of DNA sequencing, cut his teeth doing protein sequencing and snagged a Nobel in the process! Fred Sanger received a Nobel Prize for his work with Insulin. As the father of DNA sequencing, this surely was for insulin's nucleic acid sequence? It wasn't.
Genomic Sequencing The human genome sequence is finally (almost) totally complete. The pesky Y chromosome was the last hold-out! The human Y-chromosome has finally been fully sequenced! No, seriously this time, the genome is actually finished now, maybe.
Paid-members only Genomics Featured Complete Genomics wants America to give them a second chance. Should they?
Proteomics Sickle Cell Anemia was molecularly characterized in 1949 using a revolutionary new technique: electrophoresis Sickle Cell Anemia was the first inherited disease to be molecularly characterized. It was done in 1949 using a revolutionary new method: electrophoresis.
Proteomics Protein sequencing is the latest cutting edge technique in our proteomics toolkit Protein sequencing is the latest cutting edge technique in our proteomics toolkit. But when will it be ready for primetime?
Genomics The yeast used to brew Guinness is unlike any other found in Ireland or the UK The yeast used to make your most recent Guinness isn’t like any other found in Ireland or the UK!
Paid-members only Start-Upomics Featured Is the life sciences bankruptcy bloodbath waxing or waning? Let's hope Nanostring and Invitae aren't emblematic of what's to come!
Proteomics Mass Spec is leading the charge in bringing high-throughput proteomics to a lab near you Mass Spec: It's not just for chemistry nerds anymore.
Autoimmunity 80% of patients with an autoimmune disease are women, we are now beginning to understand why Approximately 80% of people with autoimmune diseases are women. We may now understand why this extreme gender bias exists.
Paid-members only Conferenceomics Featured There was a lot of 'omics sizzle at this years' AGBT, and I'm not talking about the wicked sun-burns
DNA The "most beautiful experiment in biology" was performed by Meselson and Stahl in 1957 Watson and Crick solved the structure of DNA and everyone lived happily ever after, right? Wrong. That was just the opening argument.
