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Kerstin Meyer, a Principal Staff Scientist at the Wellcome Sanger Institute explains what it is like to work on the Human Cell Atlas Project

The Human Cell Atlas: Understanding health to combat disease

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 Communications Team aaas, American Association for the Advancement of Science, cells, hca, human body, Human Cell Atlas, kerstin meyer, map, single cell min read

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

October 1, 2018January 15, 2019 Communications Team 25 years, data, DNA, gorilla, Human Cell Atlas, human genetics, human genome project, Infectious disease, Influencing Policy, Sanger Science, sequencing, tree of life min read

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

May 14, 2018January 15, 2019 Communications Team Human Cell Atlas min read

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

April 6, 2018January 15, 2019 Communications Team Human Cell Atlas min read

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.