A computational tool infers changes occurring at the ends of the chromosomes housing our DNA, which it does so by detecting structural alterations in cells and tissues captured in images taken of routine medical biopsies, according to a study by scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute.
In a single experiment, scientists can decipher the entire genomes of many patient samples, animal models, or cultured cells. To fully realize the potential to study biology at this scale, researchers must be equipped to analyze the titanic troves of data generated by these new methods.
