Zika virus: From Neglected Tropical Disease to Global Threat | Illumina SciMon Video

952 views | 8 years ago

In a world of rapid international travel, obscure viral infections such as Zika, Chikungunya, and Dengue can quickly spread to become a global crisis. The early symptoms of these serious diseases are...

Alcohol and Flies: Breakthroughs in understanding alcohol use disorders | Illumina SciMon Video

566 views | 8 years ago

Understanding the genetic basis of alcohol use disorders in humans and flies. Learn more at: http://www.illumina.com/applications/sequencing/dna_sequencing.html Products: HumanHap610 Genotyping BeadChip:...

Alternatives to Pesticides: Understanding endosymbionts and sex in moths| Illumina SciMon Video

624 views | 8 years ago

Learn how sequencing is helping us understand the biology of sex determination and endosymbionts Learn more at: http://www.illumina.com/areas-of-interest/microbiology.html Products: MiSeq: http://www.illumina.com/systems/miseq.html...

CRISPR-Cas9: Genome engineering made simple | Illumina SciMon Video

3039 views | 9 years ago

The CRISPR-Cas9 technique, which holds great promise for the future of clinical, biological, and agricultural developments, has seen many applications in 2015. This recently developed gene editing technique...

Mitochondria: How our ancient companion plays a role in cancer | Illumina SciMon Video

3696 views | 9 years ago

Sequencing reveals insights into unexpected intercellular genomic transfers between the mitochondria and the nucleus. Learn more at: http://www.illumina.com/applications/sequencing/dna_sequencing.html...

Ebola and sexual transmission | Illumina SciMon Video

1389 views | 9 years ago

Six months after being discharged from the Ebola treatment, a male survivor of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) transmitted the virus to his female partner, who died of the disease. The survivor’s semen had...

Dogs and MRSA: Keeping pets safe | Illumina SciMon Video

825 views | 9 years ago

Learn how 16S rRNA gene sequencing was to study the households of outpatients with MRSA and understand MRSA colonization and infection in companion animals. Learn more at: http://www.illumina.com/areas-of-interest/microbiology/microbial-sequencing-methods.html...

Bee Social: Behavioral genomics in Honey Bees | Illumina SciMon Video

2849 views | 9 years ago

Learn how RNA sequencing was used in behavioral genomics in Honey bees. Learn more at: http://www.illumina.com/areas-of-interest/microbiology/environmental-metagenomics.html http://www.illumina.com/applications/transcriptome-analysis.html...