Transcriptome is the set of all RNA transcripts, including coding and non-coding, in an individual or a population of cells
Wikipedia
We thought it would make a good name for our blog, because it represents what we want to achieve – to be a vector of information. During the synthesis of a protein – a basic building block in our bodies, the “messenger RNA” (abbreviated mRNA, also known as “coding RNA”) is really important. It contains the instructions from the DNA to construct a protein. But to go from the mRNA to the protein, many different proteins and structures still need to be involved.
Transcription, making mRNA based on DNA, and translation, making proteins based on mRNA, made us think about the transition of scientific data to a generally understandable information. They both require an intermediate – a transcriptome for the cell, and a blog for science . Inspired by the machinery in our cells, we will try to take scientific data and make it accessible!