Explainer Scissors, glue or white-out? Using the CRISPR pencil-case Since the original demonstration that CRISPR-Cas9 can be used to induce targeted changes in a cell's genome, there has been an explosion of new versions and variations of different CRISPR systems. While some
Scientific publication New software-guided approach streamlines genome editing capability CSIRO has developed a computational tool for a new genome editing approach that makes research and clinical applications more effective. The approach consists of a new gene editing strategy developed by the University
GenomeWeb Amazon Web Services Aims to Remove Computational 'Heavy Lifting' for Genomics Customers CHICAGO – Amazon Web Services has been expanding its reach into genomics in recent years and continues to grow in areas like molecular diagnostics through new initiatives. [..] read more at GenomeWeb. The article highlights
Scientific publication A Score Card for Genome Editing Techniques (GOANA) The Transformational Bioinformatics Group published a new software (GOANA [1]) to score genome editing approaches: It helps make Gene Therapy become a reality, by detecting and comparing rare mutations that may be accidentally
Science communication Should we do another Science AMA (Ask Me Anything) Series? Do you want us to run another Reddit Q&A Ask Me Anything Post on Digital Marketplaces?
Conference Single Cells, Structural Variants and Tomatoes - AGTA2019 recap What conference mentions tomatos and genomics in the same talk? Read about what happened at #agta19
Explainer What is Digital Genome Engineering? New genome engineering technologies have great potential yet face several obstacles. Digital techniques can help overcome these challenges.
Interview Frontiers of Machine Learning: Interview with Dr. Denis Bauer Curly questions on #BigData, #GenomeEngineering, and what it means for our future, at #ISS19 alongside science titans like Dr. Karl.
Computerworld ComputerWorld: CSIRO launches serverless 'search engine for the genome' on Alibaba Cloud Trials of CRISPR/Cas9 are getting underway around the world. Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/CRISPR associated protein 9, to give it its full name, holds huge promise for tackling cancer, hereditary
Scientific publication New CSIRO software aims to increase gene therapy safety for medical and biosecurity applications We’ve developed an algorithm that one day will enable clinicians to work with your DNA to find the optimal treatment.
Trends Computationally optimized CRISPR diagnostics Computational optimisation methods can be used to assist in the design of CRISPR targets for diagnosis.
Scientific publication AEHRC researchers develop a more efficient way to detect disease genes A new software developed by CSIRO offers a more reliable way to recreate gene mutations in the lab.
ZDNet ZDNet: CSIRO's CUNE uses artificial intelligence to find disease genes Researchers from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation's (CSIRO) Australian e-Health Research Centre have developed a more powerful way to find the genes that cause disease using artificial intelligence.