Transcriptomics for Clinical and Experimental Biology Research: Hang on a Seq.

Sequencing the human genome empowers translational medicine, facilitating transcriptome-wide molecular diagnosis, pathway biology, and drug repositioning. Initially, microarrays are used to study the bulk transcriptome; but now short-read RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) predominates. Positioned as a superior technology, that makes the discovery of novel transcripts routine, most RNA-seq analyses are in fact modeled on the known transcriptome.

A screening tool for predicting gatekeeping behaviour.

Aim: To develop a typology and screening tool for gatekeeping behaviours by nurses responsible for recruitment in palliative care research.

Design: Concurrent analysis.

Method: Two focus groups were conducted in 2015 with nine qualified hospice community nurses involved in recruitment to a trial in palliative care.