Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • News Feature
  • Published:

Genomics: The single life

Sequencing DNA from individual cells is changing the way that researchers think of humans as a whole.

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Relevant articles

Open Access articles citing this article.

Access options

Buy this article

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

References

  1. Navin, N. et al. Nature 472, 90–94 (2011).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. McVean, G. A. T. et al. Science 304, 581–584 (2004).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Wang, J., Fan, H. C., Behr, B. & Quake, S. R. Cell 150, 402–412 (2012).

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. Coufal, N. G. et al. Nature 460, 1127–1131 (2009).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Muotri, A. R. et al. Nature 468, 443–446 (2010).

    Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Authors

Related links

Related links in Nature Research

Single-cell analysis: The deepest differences 2011-Nov-30

Blogpost: Single-cell genomics centre launched

Related external links

Navin lab

Quake group

Auton lab

The Single Life

The Nature Podcast team discuss the challenges and benefits of single-cell sequencing.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Owens, B. Genomics: The single life. Nature 491, 27–29 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/491027a

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/491027a

This article is cited by

Search

Quick links

Nature Briefing: Cancer

Sign up for the Nature Briefing: Cancer newsletter — what matters in cancer research, free to your inbox weekly.

Get what matters in cancer research, free to your inbox weekly. Sign up for Nature Briefing: Cancer