Genome Biology (May 2017)

Challenges and emerging directions in single-cell analysis

  • Guo-Cheng Yuan,
  • Long Cai,
  • Michael Elowitz,
  • Tariq Enver,
  • Guoping Fan,
  • Guoji Guo,
  • Rafael Irizarry,
  • Peter Kharchenko,
  • Junhyong Kim,
  • Stuart Orkin,
  • John Quackenbush,
  • Assieh Saadatpour,
  • Timm Schroeder,
  • Ramesh Shivdasani,
  • Itay Tirosh

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13059-017-1218-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Abstract Single-cell analysis is a rapidly evolving approach to characterize genome-scale molecular information at the individual cell level. Development of single-cell technologies and computational methods has enabled systematic investigation of cellular heterogeneity in a wide range of tissues and cell populations, yielding fresh insights into the composition, dynamics, and regulatory mechanisms of cell states in development and disease. Despite substantial advances, significant challenges remain in the analysis, integration, and interpretation of single-cell omics data. Here, we discuss the state of the field and recent advances and look to future opportunities.

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