AtacWorks: Deep Learning Levels Up ATAC-seq with Graphics Processing UnitsMarch 19, 2021It turns out that those graphics cards in our computers aren’t just great for gaming, they can also push your epigenomic research to the next level. When industry meets academia, we can all win and thanks to an exciting collaboration between the graphics processing unit (GPU) inventors at NVIDIA and the lab of ATAC-seq inventor […]
The Epitranscriptomic Results Are In: To Be Queen Bee, First Eat the Royal JellyMarch 19, 2021It must be jelly, royal jelly. Giving new meaning to the adage “you are what you eat”, exciting epitranscriptomic findings have us buzzing about how diet influences larval development and royal status in honeybees. In a process known as caste differentiation, female honeybees fed different diets become either sterile workers or fertile queens. These bees […]
A Pre-emptive Epigenetic Strike Can Stop Transplants from Going Viral!March 10, 2021While social media mavens may consider “going viral” the zenith of their existence, latent virus reactivation represents a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in transplant patients. Now, in an extremely “likable” study, a tweetable team of researchers has described how epigenetic inhibitors may be an efficient means of selectively purging viral reservoirs before transplantation […]
Diet Adds a Tasty New Plot Twist in The Tale of Paternal H3K4me3 TransmissionMarch 2, 2021The genetic tale of transgenerational epigenetic inheritance has just received a tasty twist in its latest installment focused on intergenerational effects. The latest story of this cereal … serial reveals how folate deficiency in the paternal diet influences embryonic development through H3K4me3 transmission. In a previous study, the lab of Sarah Kimmins (McGill University, Montreal, Canada) examined a mouse […]
Paired-Tag Pairs Up ChIP-Seq and RNA-Seq for Single-Cell MultiomicsMarch 2, 2021With Valentines day just behind us, a new genome-wide assay has reinforced the perks of pairing up for single-cells. While multiomic methods have been gaining momentum, it has been tricky for researchers to play matchmaker with ChIP-seq at the single-cell level. To meet this challenge, the lab of Bing Ren at the University of California […]
