OpenHelix Bioinformatics Training Services

Mar 27, 2015

OpenHelix, a divsion of Bio-IT World that provides open-access bioinformatics resources, has launched a new website as well as expanded subscriber services for academic and commercial research institutions.

OpenHelix offers over 100 tutorials on popular bioinformatics and genomics tools. The redesigned website support more concise and accurate navigation and easiser access to popular tutorial suites among other updates.

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The Scan

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A study in Nature suggests epitope editing in donor stem cells prior to bone marrow transplants can stave off toxicity when targeting acute myeloid leukemia with immunotherapy.