Research topic
Molecular counting in biological measurement: Measurement technology, scale, and microfluidics, Molecular counting in prenatal and transplant monitoring. Interpretation retains sampling, model, and validation limits.
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Research develops biological measurement tools and applies them to single-cell genomics, genomic diagnostics, microbial ecology, and quantitative biological analysis. This independent primer distinguishes historical lab contributions, collaborative and consortium results, current research, and clinical screening from diagnosis.
6 lessons · ~29 minutes
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Measuring Life: From Single Cells to Liquid Biopsies
Why better measurements change biologyExplain how microfluidic scale, isolation and valves change what can be measured.
Supports: Molecular counting
Measuring Life: From Single Cells to Liquid Biopsies
Liquid biopsy: reading the body's molecular debrisInterpret fragmented extracellular DNA as a molecular mixture.
Supports: Molecular counting
PLoS One · 2010
Fan HC, Quake SR
Why this matters: QUAKE-LAB PRIMARY RESULT: counting-statistics model after GC-bias correction; larger counts reduce random error, not every biological or technical bias.
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0010439