Beyond animal testing in drug development

Beyond animal testing in drug development

A biological gap largely drives this massive failure rate. Natural differences between humans and testing species like mice or monkeys mean that applying animal results to humans is often inaccurate. History provides several high-profile examples of this disconnect....
Single-cell vs. bulk sequencing: which one to use when?

Single-cell vs. bulk sequencing: which one to use when?

Winner of the 2013 Nature’s method of the year: single-cell sequencing. It’s no surprise that this method has gained in popularity ever since. Before the award, bulk sequencing methods were the standard for analyzing the transcriptome and other omics. Throughout the...