A day in the life of a cell technician: CRISPR, teamwork, and character cells
Life in the cellular generation and phenotyping labs at the Sanger Institute.
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Human Cell Atlas
Sarah Teichmann, an international pioneer of single cell research
We spoke to the Head of Cellular Genetics at the Sanger Institute about her life, career and the Human Cell Atlas.
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Mapping the Human Cell Atlas – charting the body’s cellular world
The Human Cell Atlas is being used to guide future research into human development, biology, health, and disease.
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The Human Cell Atlas: Understanding health to combat disease
Dr Kerstin Meyer, Principal Staff Scientist at the Sanger Institute, explains what it’s like to work on a such a huge, collaborative endeavour
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25 years of pushing the scientific boundaries
From one human genome to hundreds of thousands, to every single cell in the body, to the genome of every species on the planet – DNA sequencing is accelerating. On our 25th anniversary we look at the evolution, application and potential of this powerful science.
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A trusty guide for exploring the complexity of cells
Single cell RNA sequencing data can be used to identify cell types. Martin Hemberg and Vladimir Kiselev explain how their new scmap method can help the Human Cell Atlas initiative by analysing this data.
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New computational method reveals where genes are expressed
06.04.18 Valentine Svensson explains how the new computational method SpacialDE interprets single-cell data to identify which genes are switched on in different locations, allowing researchers to zoom into the structures of tissues.
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