A new set of computational methods allows researchers to identify cell-type specific methylation patterns — molecular barcodes — in complex cell mixtures. The new tools can be applied to existing whole-genome methylation datasets from any species.
Novel software reveals molecular barcodes that distinguish different cell types
A new set of computational methods allows researchers to identify cell-type specific methylation patterns — molecular barcodes — in complex cell mixtures. The new tools can be applied to existing whole-genome methylation datasets from any species.