The Human Cell Atlas: Technical approaches and challenges
Author(s) -
Chung-Chau Hon,
Jay W. Shin,
Piero Carninci,
Michael J. T. Stubbington
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
briefings in functional genomics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.22
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 2041-2647
pISSN - 2041-2649
DOI - 10.1093/bfgp/elx029
Subject(s) - atlas (anatomy) , biology , data science , computational biology , computer science , anatomy
The Human Cell Atlas is a large, international consortium that aims to identify and describe every cell type in the human body. The comprehensive cellular maps that arise from this ambitious effort have the potential to transform many aspects of fundamental biology and clinical practice. Here, we discuss the technical approaches that could be used today to generate such a resource and also the technical challenges that will be encountered.
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