Next-Generation Sequencing – News and Features

Research finds that smoking increases the risk of developing depression by more than 100 percent, but the risk can be reduced significantly if you quit smoking.

A new study has revealed important associations between the gut microbiome and eczema in infancy, and has established the basis for the potential prevention and treatment of eczema via modulation of the gut microbiota.

In this article, Mike Hawrylycz, an investigator at the Allen Institute for Brain Science, discusses a large, collaborative quest to discover the different cell types of the brain.

High-quality sequencing of nearly the entire kākāpō population, funded through a Genomics Aotearoa project, is helping New Zealand to manage the health of this critically endangered species.

Planctomycetes bacteria play key roles in global element cycles, however, few deep-sea members have been cultivated. Researchers have now successfully cultured a novel strain of Planctomycetes, Poriferisphaera hetertotrophicis.

This article will outline how automation is currently adopted in vaccine development, including workflows and methods to improve efficiency. In addition, it will explore future opportunities to implement automation when developing vaccines.

This article discusses how the culture of canine-derived organoid lines can be used to make meaningful observations in the emerging field of comparative oncology, prompting the next revolution in animal and human cancer studies.

Professors Jillian Banfield and Jennifer Doudna are embarking on an adventurous $70 million project to combat methane emissions by genetically editing microbes. Technology Networks interviewed the research team to learn more about the "audacious" project.

A gene variant found almost exclusively in the genomes of people of African ancestry increases the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, according to an international study of nearly 198,000 participants with this genetic background.

An international research team of over 100 scientists has determined the full genetic sequence of the Y chromosome. The milestone study bolsters our understanding of human genetics and further improves the human reference genome that was first constructed in 2003.