All humans use DNA: Each adult has about 260 grams of human DNA in their cells that stores trillions of copies of their genetic blueprint. But people working in synthetic biology use more than most—DNA is a fundamental...
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Visualizing the Future: Spatialomics Transforms Study of Gene Expression
Spatialomics is considered by many to be the next frontier in understanding gene expression. Earlier this year, Nature named spatially resolved transcriptomics—also known as spatialomics—the 2020 Method of the Year...
Can Monoclonal Antibodies Cure Alzheimer’s?
If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything in the last year, it’s the enormous role that antibodies play in keeping us not only alive but well. Antibodies—proteins produced by the body’s immune systems—destroy...
