• On The Edge: Technologies Driving Edge Computing And Challenges Ahead

    Bio-IT World | Weisong Shi leads both the Mobile and Internet SysTems Laboratory (MIST) and the Wireless Health Initiative (WHI) at Wayne State University. He’s interested in edge computing applications in a host of industries, particularly autonomous vehicles, though he sees a great deal of opportunity in healthcare applications as well.

    Mar 11, 2019

  • Mission Bio Launches Automated On-Demand Cloud Tool For Targeted Single-Cell DNA Custom Panels

    Bio-IT World News Brief | Mission Bio today announced the launch of Tapestri Designer, the first-ever automated, cloud-based tool for designing targeted single-cell DNA custom panels.

    Mar 7, 2019

  • Latest Genetic Map Finds Recombination Is Not So Random

    Bio-IT World  The latest genetic map published by Reykjavík, Iceland-based deCODE Genetics may well be the last, according to CEO and founder Kári Stefánsson. The high-resolution map of human recombination—which uses whole-genome sequence (WGS) data on nearly 130,000 people—is about as good as it can theoretically get, he says.

    Mar 6, 2019