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The ENCODE Project publishes new genomic insights in special issue of Genome Research

From the completion of the pilot phase of The ENCODE Project in 2007, it has been evident that there is much more to a gene than the just a sequence that codes for protein, changing our concept of ...
GEN

Direct RNA Sequencing Supports Novel Discoveries in RNA Biology

Years of experiments and databases filled with RNA-seq results belie the simple reality that, until fairly recently, it was impossible to analyze RNA directly. The RNA-seq studies performed with ...
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 ...
EurekAlert!

Singapore scientists unveil one of world’s largest long-read RNA sequencing datasets to advance disease research

SG-NEx provides an open-access resource for the global research community, accelerating biomarker discovery and precision medicine through: Singapore – A team of scientists led by the A*STAR Genome ...
Phys.org

Computational tool incorporates transcriptome size to improve RNA-seq analysis

Genes are expressed when messenger RNA is made from DNA, which is then translated into proteins. Researchers use single-cell and bulk RNA-seq analysis to study gene expression, creating vast amounts ...