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Mayo Clinic, Alpenglow Aim to Predict Cancer Therapy Response via Spatial Transcriptomics
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The collaborators hope to better understand the likelihood of recurrence, need for intervention, and therapy response through 3D spatial transcriptomics.

Alpenglow Biosciences, Mayo Clinic Partner on Spatial Biology Applications

Alpenglow will use its artificial intelligence-driven 3D spatial imaging platform to help the Mayo Clinic develop diagnostics and therapeutics.

New MGH Technology Taps Microscopy for Single-Cell Sequencing in Spatial Context
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Image-seq deploys in vivo or in situ imaging to isolate cells from specific tissue locations for single-cell sequencing.

New Single-Cell RNA-seq Method Enables Transcriptomic Profiling of Live Cells
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Combining fluidic force microscopy with high-sensitivity scRNA-seq, Live-seq can profile the transcriptome of a cell while preserving its viability.

RareCyte Secures $24M to Advance Spatial Biology Platform, Expand Globally

The funding will help drive commercialization of the company's new Orion spatial biology platform and further global product expansion.

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Machine Learning Helps ID Molecular Mechanisms of Pancreatic Islet Beta Cell Subtypes in Type 2 Diabetes

The approach helps overcome limitations of previous studies that had investigated the molecular mechanisms of pancreatic islet beta cells, the authors write in their Nature Genetics paper.

Culture-Based Methods, Shotgun Sequencing Reveal Transmission of Bifidobacterium Strains From Mothers to Infants

In a Nature Communications study, culture-based approaches along with shotgun sequencing give a better picture of the microbial strains transmitted from mothers to infants.

Microbial Communities Can Help Trees Adapt to Changing Climates

Tree seedlings that were inoculated with microbes from dry, warm, or cold sites could better survive drought, heat, and cold stress, according to a study in Science.

A Combination of Genetics and Environment Causes Cleft Lip

In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers investigate what combination of genetic and environmental factors come into play to cause cleft lip/palate.