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Blog / One in a Million: The Importance of Cellular Heterogeneity and the Power of Single Cell Sequencing

August 23, 2017 / Salma Azam /

One of the most overwhelming aspects of modern-day biomedical research is the overarching heterogeneity that consumes all realms of biology. Ranging from cell to cell to human to human, we…

Blog / Cells and Samples Have Race Too!

January 24, 2017January 28, 2017 / Salma Azam /

If I told you that a tumor DNA sequencing research study found 25% of lung cancer patients have a mutation in the gene KRAS, would that truly mean that if…

Blog / “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”

November 9, 2016November 9, 2016 / Salma Azam /

We all get that same question over and over again from everyone we meet — the old friend at the grocery store, an uncle at a family reunion, or even…

Blog / Circular RNAs: At Least We Know They’re There

August 1, 2016August 1, 2016 / Salma Azam /

We used to believe the Central Dogma of molecular biology was pretty simple. Every cell contains genetic information in the form of DNA, which is responsible for providing instructions for…