Tag Archives: MiSeq

New hyRAD Method Expands Use of RAD-seq to Degraded Samples

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Alex

Since RAD-seq was first developed, we’ve seen a number of new versions and approaches from an enthusiastic scientific community. The latest was recently published in PLoS One and demonstrates a RAD-based method suitable for analyzing degraded DNA, an essential step … more »

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Comparison of Sample Preparation Methods Used for the Next-Generation Sequencing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Posted on March 22, 2016 by Alex

February 2016 Authors: Andrea D. Tyler, Sara Christianson, Natalie C. Knox, Philip Mabon, Joyce Wolfe, Gary Van Domselaar, Morag R. Graham, and Meenu K. Sharma Info: In this PLoS One publication, scientists in Manitoba compare the quality of libraries constructed … more »

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Glutamine methylation in histone H2A is an RNA-polymerase-I-dedicated modification

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Alex

January 2014 Authors: Peter Tessarz, Helena Santos-Rosa, Sam C. Robson, Kathrine B. Sylvestersen, Christopher J. Nelson1, Michael L. Nielsen and Tony Kouzarides Info: The authors describe a new class of histone modification, methylation of glutamine, occurring on yeast histone H2A. … more »

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