New genomic sequencing method enables 'smarter' anaysis of individual cells

Sunday, July 22, 2012 - 12:01 in Biology & Nature

Only by viewing a Seurat painting at close range can you appreciate the hidden complexities of pointillism – small, distinct dots of pure color applied in patterns to form an image from a distance. Similarly, biologists and geneticists have long sought to analyze profiles of genes at the single cell level but technology limitations have only allowed a view from afar until now.

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