The researchers, who also performed whole-genome sequencing on 853 macaques, found new lineage-specific genes and expanded gene families in the monkeys.
By chopping RNA-seq reads into smaller bits, UW-Tacoma data scientists are able to cut the alignment step to one minute, but the approach has skeptics.
Ceres plans to develop its Nanotrap technology to isolate undetectable levels of circulating tumor DNA in blood samples from non-small cell lung cancer patients.
The company believes its tests can already help oncologists better assess post-surgery risk, though prospective validation would be necessary for broad claims.
The spatial molecular imager will be NanoString's next play in a growing market that it says is worth more than $12 billion, including diagnostic applications.
Called direct infusion–shotgun proteome analysis, the approach uses ion mobility in place of liquid chromatography to enable higher-throughput experiments.
