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New DNAscent executable that measures inter-origin distance
We just realised DNAscent v4.2.1 which features the new executable meIODy (pronounced "melody") that measures inter-origin distance (IOD) from DNAscent data. This was developed by our undergraduate Part II Pathology student Olivia Mei, hence "meIODy" is a portmanteau of Mei, IOD, and melody. IOD, the genomic distance between fired replication origins, is an important marker of DNA replication stress. When cells experience obstacles to fork progression (which may be from oncog
May 6


New DNAscent executable that detects DNA breaks at replication forks
We are excited to release DNAscent v4.1.1 which includes the new executable seeBreaks that will sit alongside existing executables like...
Sep 5, 2025


R10.4.1 DNAscent goes live
We are very pleased to release DNAscent v4.0.1 today which is the first version of DNAscent designed to work on sequencing data from...
Feb 26, 2024
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