Tag: sequencing
Solving the mysteries of developmental disorders: The DDD study
Alison Cranage talks to one family who have been helped by the Deciphering Developmental Disorders study
25 Genomes: The Common Starfish
The Starfish genome could offer new approaches to wound healing and into surgical glue, if only we can get enough sperm, Alison Cranage discovers
10 surprises from sequencing 25 new species
From exploding worms to cannibal crickets and adored arachnids to bewildering blackberries, Alison Cranage picks out the more bizarre discoveries we’ve made
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.
25 Genomes at New Scientist Live
Alongside robots, slime and VR machines, Sanger researchers were at New Scientist Live last week – talking genomes, Alison Cranage reports
SMRTer sequencing
02.03.15 We’re beginning to understand how bacterial DNA adapts and evolves. John Lees explains the long and short of the technology that’s made it possible
Creating a gold-standard, not a rotten, tomato genome
We shared our experiences and knowledge from producing animal reference genomes to enable plant genomes researchers to deliver high-quality, standardised data for the first gold standard tomato reference genome
