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Potential ALS Mitochondrial Target Identified with CRISPR, scRNA-seq

Eleven years after the Ice Bucket Challenge brought ALS into the public spotlight, the neurodegenerative disease is once again drawing scientific attention—this time through the lens of CRISPR and ...
Medical Xpress

Novel long noncoding RNA may serve as therapeutic target for prostate cancer

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered that a novel long noncoding RNA (lncRNA), which are usually 200 nucleotides longer than typical RNAs and are widely expressed in cells, could serve ...
Medical Xpress

RNA sequencing platform unlocks rare disease diagnoses missed by standard tests

Researchers from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) developed a new RNA sequencing strategy that can reveal how genetic variants disrupt gene function and improve the diagnosis of rare ...
Labroots

How to Analyze RNA-Sequencing Data: A Bioinformatics Overview

Understand the stages of a standard RNA-seq bioinformatics workflow, including the role of QC, alignment, gene expression quantification, and specialized application analyses Identify key QC metrics ...
The Conversation

RNA is key to the dark matter of the genome − scientists are sequencing it to illuminate human health and disease

Although there are striking differences between the cells that make up your eyes, kidneys, brain and toes, the DNA blueprint for these cells is essentially the same. Where do those differences come ...
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Plasmidsaurus Launches Ultrafast RNA-Seq Service

Plasmidsaurus has launched a new RNA-Seq service for Illumina short read applications, bringing the same approach they use for plasmid sequencing to gene expression analysis. Attendees at this week’s ...