A single cell is the smallest building block in biology. Each and every cell contains an entire genome with all the information to create an entire organism – be it a bacterium or a buffalo cell. Recent advances in sequencing technology are making it possible to extract and sequence the genomes from individual cells. This is advancing our understanding of many biological processes. Subscribe to Illumina: http://bit.ly/IlluminaYouTube Links: http://www.illumina.com/science/education/adventures-in-genomics.ilmn Nick Navin at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center --http://faculty.mdanderson.org/Nicholas_Navin/Default.asp?SNID=2113230403 For more info on applications in cancer - http://www.illumina.com/applications/cancer/research.ilmn For more info on applications in other areas http://www.illumina.com/science/publications/publications-review.ilmn The Adventures in Genomics video series hosted by the Illumina Scientific Affairs team. Embark on a fascinating journey, exploring amazing discoveries and meeting the scientists behind the breakthroughs who are helping us better understand ourselves and the world around us. See all our Adventures in Genomics videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKRu7cmBQlah8wHBByBXEO0dNW-xNvvX_ http://www.Illumina.com