There has always been an emphasis on the generation of novel data in science. Being a scientist involves progressing from observation to hypothesis to experiment to output. In the past, a combination of scarce data to look at and low throughput machinery to make more has led to limited experimental outcomes. Read more
Nature Methods has published popular analysis tools to make sense of the ever-increasing amount of high throughput (HTP) sequencing data. Some tools in this field have a short half life, due to pressure to always improve and innovate, others have staying power. Let’s look back over some of the highlights in our pages. Read more
Single-cell sequencing edged out other contenders as our choice of Method of the Year in 2013. These techniques really came into their own in 2013 and are fast providing new insights into the workings of single cells that ensemble methods are incapable of. Read more
The release of the 38th build of the human reference genome gets a well-deserved rock-star greeting by the scientific community. Read more
The 7th annual The Genomics of Common Diseases conference is taking place this weekend, from September 7-10, in Keble College, Oxford University. At this conference, we seek to represent a top selection of the latest research characterizing the genetic basis of a range of common diseases. Read more
In a battle that will shape the market for DNA sequencing services, sequencing company Complete Genomics has received letters from rival suitors. Illumina, a dominant supplier of high-throughput DNA sequencing machines, and BGI, a giant sequencing services firm, have both offered to purchase Complete Genomics, which has highly accurate, proprietary technology for sequencing human genomes. Read more
