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22 September 2021
Science Technology
FEATURE | 8 min READ

The blood boneyard: determining the fate of blood stem cells

When student Anita Scoones was considering her research career, she probably imagined using microscopes more than kitchen utensils. But to understand blood cells, you have to start with the bones.
06 August 2021
Science
FEATURE | 15 min READ

How single-cell genomics can foil drug-resistant cancer

PhD student Silvia Ogbeide explains how she’s using the latest single-cell sequencing technologies to track drug resistance in cancer.
19 February 2021
Science
FEATURE | 15 min READ

Pollinating the future of single-cell genomics and crop breeding

With a wealth of experience in genomics and plant biology, Ashleigh Lister is applying her expertise to single-cell genomics - pioneering detailed analysis of pollen grains that can give an unprecedented boost to crop breeders.
03 February 2021
Science
FEATURE | 15 min READ

The story of ageing, told by a single blood cell

Dr Laura Mincarelli works at the cutting edge of single-cell technology, isolating individual blood stem and progenitor cells to understand how we age. What she discovers could one day help us to prevent ageing. In the short term, she is helping to transform our understanding of biology - one cell at a time.
22 January 2021
Technology
FEATURE | 8 min READ

5 ways single-cell genomics can transform our understanding of biology

Single-cell sequencing is increasingly becoming an essential part of the biologists’ toolkit.