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Sequencing grey matter: how the Allen Institute is getting a better understanding of the brain
Date: February 18, 2020
Categories: NGS | Single-cell
The Associate Director of Molecular Biology at the Allen Institute for Brain Science describes their efforts to map the brain using SMART-Seq v4 chemistry.
Takara Bio plays a crucial role in fighting the novel coronavirus
Date: February 12, 2020
Categories: Real-Time PCR | Research News
Learn how Takara employees in Dalian, China, are working tirelessly to keep up with the demand for the one-step PrimeScript RT-PCR kit, a crucial component in the detection of the novel coronavirus.
Screening for novel coronavirus with one-step RT-qPCR: getting ahead of the outbreak
Date: January 31, 2020
Categories: Real-Time PCR | Research News
Learn how researchers identified a novel, highly contagious coronavirus and developed a one-step RT-qPCR screening protocol.
Unraveling the world of microorganisms
Date: January 29, 2020
Categories: NGS | Research News
Learn how the authors used host nucleic acid depletion to get meaningful metagenomic NGS results from human CSF surrogate samples.
Microbiomes in the brain and belly
Date: January 13, 2020
Categories: PCR | Research News
Learn more about how researchers are uncovering microbiotic influences in CNS disorders and pregnancy.
Small but mighty: gaining insight into pulmonary arterial hypertension with purified exosomes
Date: December 18, 2019
Categories: Research News | Translational Research
Learn how researchers are using new exosome purification techniques to investigate the mechanism of a life-threatening disease.
Be part of the solution: total RNA-seq from human biofluids and extracellular vesicles
Date: November 22, 2019
Categories: Cancer | NGS | Research News
The SMARTer Stranded Total RNA-Seq Kit v2 - Pico Input Mammalian provides a robust new method for RNA-seq studies from low-input biofluid samples.
Showtime: scientist shatters single-cell sequencing sensitivity ceiling with SMART-Seq Single Cell Kit
Date: November 15, 2019
Categories: NGS | Research News | Single-cell
Learn how Dr. Holger Heyn used our SMART-Seq Single Cell Kit push the limits of single-cell RNA-seq.
Measure twice, cut once: predicting gene editing outcomes
Date: October 21, 2019
Categories: CRISPR/Cas9 | Research News
Learn more about how researchers developed a tool to predict gene editing outcomes.
Change of heart: exploring transcriptional variation in cardiomyocytes
Date: September 9, 2019
Categories: Automation | NGS | Research News | Single-cell
Discover how researchers used the ICELL8 Single-Cell System to perform scRNA-seq on fragile adult cardiomyocytes.
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