The effort, outlined in a Development Cell paper published online today, aims to complement the ongoing Human Cell Atlas initiative, but with a focus on pediatric health.
With the acquisition, Luminex has expanded its offering of flow-based detection systems and broadened direct interactions with researchers conducting cellular analysis.
The researchers hope the datasets from their study can help to explain the effects of disease-associated variants on specific cell types of the immune system.
HuBMAP is not anticipated to map the entire body, but to provide a framework for more complete mapping and make data available to the research community.
ACEA's xCELLigence impedance-based, label-free, real-time cell analysis instruments are used in immuno-oncology pre-clinical drug discovery and development.
Researchers integrated results from a pathogen-host association study with available clinical data to find variants influencing both infection responses and other disease risks.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have treated infants with X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency using gene therapy in an early phase study.
In Nature this week: a genomic analysis of the snailfish Pseudoliparis swirei, ancient DNA analysis gives insight into the introduction of farming to England, and more.
