Breastfeeding reduces cancer risk in mums. Researchers have detailed the mechanisms through which pregnancy and breastfeeding ...

Explore the latest edition of the Liquid Biopsy Playbook, advancing non-invasive cancer testing through collaboration, ...

Illumina’s systems employ short-read sequencing techniques, which has been the predominant NGS technology for the last decade. The company has made huge advances in the NGS space and now markets a ...

Analysis of proteins is not simple. Unlike DNA, there is incredible diversity in the concentration and variety of proteins created by a cell at any given moment. In our Proteomics Playbook we outline ...

Written by Arpita Kulkarni (Director of the Functional Genomics and Bioinformatics Core at HMS/BIDMC). Across the life sciences, a quiet anxiety is growing: what is the role of the experimental ...

Since the discovery of the basic double-helix structure of DNA In the 1950’s, scientists have devoted a huge amount of effort to determine the sequence of a variety of different genomics. It took over ...

Spatial context matters in complex biology. From cancer prevention to cancer biology, and for both translational and clinical studies, multiomic spatial biology is proving to be an exceptional tool to ...

As advancements in genetic technologies accelerate at an astonishing pace, the potential for gene editing to transform our world becomes closer to being realised. With the advent of revolutionary ...

The idea that the experiences of our ancestors shape who we are today is not a novel one. In fact, throughout history, great thinkers from around the world have proposed theories and ideas to explain ...

It’s that time of year again: the tree is up, the presents are wrapped and the milk and cookies are waiting by the chimney. Soon, Santa Claus will be making his way across the globe, delivering ...

Is science in the throes of a “reproducibility crisis”? If someone followed the same methods, techniques, and reagents as your experiment, would they have the same results? This describes the core ...