Welcome back to Week in Brief! We hope you had a great weekend, and that you’re ready for some exciting genomics news.

Interested in the spatial research landscape, technological breakthroughs and future directions? Check out this interview ...

The first FoG Live, Single Cell & Spatial, is to be held online on Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th September 2024 and we ...

In this feature, we explore the state of the microbiome research landscape and highlight some key work from the last few ...

Scientists have used base editing to prevent the function of risk genes for neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders to elucidate their role in disease. The modified cells essentially form a model ...

The webinar will be available on-demand after this date. Next generation sequencing (NGS) is a powerful tool for uncovering a patient’s inherited susceptibility to cancer, paving the way for more ...

Happy Monday! We hope you had a great weekend, and are ready for the latest news in Week in Brief. A recent study has suggested that early staging for pancreatic cancer is often incorrect, with ...

Researchers have developed a polygenic risk score for alcohol-associated cirrhosis in heavy drinkers. The tool could be used for early detection of the condition, potentially saving thousands of lives ...

A key area for AI models is in the field of protein design, where new proteins are created with specific structures and functions that are not found in nature. In particular, designed proteins offer ...

Researchers have identified a new recycling mechanism in mitochondria, which allows the organelles to self-repair when damaged. This pathway could potentially act as a target for the treatment of ...

Why is sample preparation important? Increasingly, NGS is being asked to handle more challenging samples, from diverse origins, of lower quality or of small size. Before these samples can be analyzed, ...