Drug Discovery World

MAY 2, 2023

The CRISPR-Cas9 system, awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020 for its applications for gene editing, was initially encountered in the bacterial immune system. In an effort to defend themselves against viral infection, bacterial cells capture and copy DNA fragments of bacteriophages into their genome.

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Roots Analysis

AUGUST 12, 2024

Molecular diagnostic tests are advanced techniques and tools used to analyze biological markers in the genome and proteome. Molecular diagnostic tests refer to tests intended to detect specific sequences in human genomic samples, such as DNA or RNA, in order to diagnose a particular disease. What are Molecular Diagnostic Tests?

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 1, 2023

Avtar Singh is a Senior Scientist in the Cell and Tissue Genomics Department at Genentech, where he develops new approaches for image-based screening and high-throughput biological discovery. MT: What impact have pooled CRISPR screens had on our ability to perform analyses at genome scale?

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