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Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis is a complex, chronic disease that primarily affects the lungs and digestive system. It is a progressive, genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections and limits the ability to breathe over time. It is inherited, and characterized by the buildup of thick, sticky mucus that can damage many of the body's organs.
APR 21, 2021 | 12:00 AM
NGS Bioinformatics software has come of age. Our workflows need software solutions that don’t only carry out the correct calculations to give the correct results reliably and unambiguo...
SEP 09, 2020 | 10:00 AM
Asthma is an increasing health concern affecting more than 25 million individuals in the United States and more than 300 million individuals worldwide. In some cases, sensitization or exposu...
JUN 04, 2020 | 2:00 PM
In 2019, over 220,000 Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer and 82,000 will die of the disease. Approximately 90% of cancer related deaths are the result of metastatic disease. This is ind...
JUN 03, 2020 | 12:00 AM
The transport properties of biomolecules in cells can reveal a great deal about the functional interactions regulating cells at the molecular level. Various biophysical methods have been dev...
FEB 14, 2019 | 12:00 PM
The lung is a highly complex organ, comprised of more than 40 cell types that are responsible for various important functions, the lung’s complexity contributes to the subsequent challe...
NOV 15, 2018 | 6:00 AM
Picking stem cells, whether it be for clone selection or general line maintenance is an important and useful technique that for stem cell researchers should be comfortable with...
SEP 13, 2018 | 6:00 AM
The Alkek Center for Metagenomics and Microbiome Research (CMMR) at Baylor College of Medicine is pursuing numerous research and development efforts in the study of how the microbiome impacts...
SEP 12, 2018 | 12:00 PM
Whole genome sequencing of bacterial isolates via next-generation sequencing is becoming a standard approach for clinical microbiology and bio-surveillance labs seeking to conduct outbreak in...
