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Cofactor is somewhat unique compared to a traditional biotech due in large part to it having its roots in service. These roots meant that we had to do little in terms of a funding raise (we did [...]

The minimal goal of any RNA-seq experiment is to generate actionable data. Commonly accepted RNA-seq analysis pipelines usually include an adapter clipping step which removes (or masks) read [...]

Today I want to briefly discuss microRNAs. Despite these molecules only being ~18-22 nucleotides in length, this RNA species is a rockstar in biology. They put on a big show in the cell, and fans [...]

ST. LOUIS, MO. – February 19, 2015 – Cofactor Genomics, a St. Louis-based company active in the area of advanced next-generation sequencing applications, today announced that it has passed the [...]

I remember in grad school I had a professor who used to say something to the effect of, “behold, the awesome power of yeast genetics.” Of course his lab used yeast in a lot of their studies, but [...]

My past two blogs explored the broad topics of gene expression and epigenetics. Oh boy, our cells’ genetic complexity skyrockets after considering the role epigenetics has in biology.  This [...]

Hello Blog World! I am a new molecular biologist at Cofactor Genomics, and I must admit that I haven’t been around RNA Seq applications long enough to write the stellar blog posts that my [...]

I have conversations quite often where an individual expresses interest in using less and less DNA for next-generation sequencing library construction. Of note, most of their interest surrounds [...]

Cofactor will be on the ground at ASHG (American Society of Human Genetics) in San Diego Saturday Oct 18th, through Wednesday, October 22, 2014. In addition to plugging into the latest science [...]