SCGC® unveils new capabilities:
- Improved single cell DNA amplification with WGA-X
- Low Coverage Sequencing (LoCoS) at <$50 per genome
- Functional annotation included in prokaryote sequencing
- Genomics of individual eukaryote cells and viral particles
- Integrated analysis of genomes and optical properties of individual cells
UPCOMING CELL SORTING SESSIONS:
October 30th - November 3rd, 2017
December 18th - 22nd, 2017
Febuary 26th - March 2nd, 2018
May 7th - 11th, 2018
June 11th - 15th, 2018
August 27th - 31st, 2018
llumina’s podcast on microbial single cell genomics with Ramunas Stepanauskas (also on Google Play)
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory is partnering with SCGC® in spacecraft microbiome studies
SCGC® delivers soil microbiome’s "most wanted” genomes
Single-cell technologies are transforming biological research
Biology’s Dark Matter Illuminated
A collaborative study led by the U.S. Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute sheds light on metabolic features, evolutionary histories and global distribution of 28 major branches of Bacteria and Archaea that have been largely unknown to date, due to their evasion from laboratory cultivation.
Original publication: Rinke et al. 2013; Nature 499:431-437
A new dimension of microbial genetic diversity
Individual-based analysis reveals an incredible genetic diversity and co-variation between the core alleles and flexible gene content within wild populations of Prochlorococcus, the most abundant photosynthetic organism on Earth.
Original publication: Kashtan et al. 2014; Science 344:416-420
Improved single cell genomics technology
SCGC introduces technological improvements in single cell DNA amplification, sequencing and integration with phenotype analyses.
Original publication: Stepanauskas et. al. 2017; Nature Communications 8:84
