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A new map for our anatomy: the Spatial Organ Atlas
One year for spring break, we found ourselves in Portland, Oregon. For science-y people, a trip to Portland would be incomplete without a visit to the Oregon Museum of Science…
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New approaches to CAR-T therapy
What is CAR-T cell therapy? In the fight against cancer, immunotherapies that enlist and strengthen the power of a patient’s immune system to attack tumor cells have revolutionized treatment paradigms.…
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Neurodegenerative disorders and Parkinson’s disease.
The idiom “to lose one’s nerves” is literally true when it comes to neurodegenerative disorders. These disorders are characterized by the progressive loss of disease-specific neural populations in the brain…
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The Importance of Segmentation in Spatial Biology
In a highly interconnected world, clear communication and information across the globe are critical. The same is true at the tissue and cellular levels. Cells communicate through chemical signals such…
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Spatial Transcriptomics: Birth of GeoMx® Digital Spatial Profiler
“A rose started off a bud, a bird started off an egg, and a forest started off a seed.” (Matshona Dhliwayo, author and philosopher). It may seem odd, but the…
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Why Spatial Biology Enhances Transcriptomics Data
Spatial Transcriptomics is used to determine subcellular localization of mRNA molecules. NanoString explains how this data enhances research.
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Spatial Biology named Method of the Year by Nature Methods
Established in 2007, the Nature Methods’ “Method of Year” feature has covered the most revolutionary methodological developments in life science research. Starting in 2007, the Method of Year winner was,…
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Excellence, Cooperation, and Passion Come Together to Serve the Scientific Community. Q&A with Dr. Peter O’Toole, University of York.
Dr. Peter O’Toole, Ph.D., is the director of the Bioscience Technology Facility at the University of York in England, where he established and still leads the Imaging and Cytometry Laboratory, one of the…
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Q&A with Dr. Aubrey Thompson, Ph.D.: The GeoMx® Digital Spatial Profiler is Turning the Tables on Breast Cancer
E. Aubrey Thompson, Ph.D is a Professor in the Department of Cancer Biology at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. His research focuses on breast cancer and using genomic and…
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Stories of Remarkable Technological Advances at AGBT 2020
The Advances in Genome Biology and Technology conference celebrated its 20th-anniversary event this February, and what a dramatic range of advances have occurred in our field since the first meeting!…
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Readers’ Favorite Webinars: A Year in Review
NanoString webinars allow you to sit back, relax and listen to a leader in the field talk about his/her research and/or answer your questions. They have always been a crowd-pleaser,…
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Redefining Precision: Why Spatial Resolution Matters
Functional annotation of gene and protein expression is a crucial step in deciphering cellular mechanisms. Traditional transcriptomic and proteomic assays are done in bulk, where RNA and proteins from different…