New technology that delivers much more than a simple DNA sequence could have a major impact on brain research, enabling researchers to study transcript diversity, imprinting and more. SourceSource: Spectrum News

To make data truly reusable, we need to invest in data curators, who help people enter the information into repositories. SourceSource: Spectrum News

The U.K.-based genetics study launched the consultation more than a year ago in response to fierce criticism from autistic self-advocates. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 4 March. SourceSource: Spectrum News

People with electrodes embedded deep in their brain are collaborating with a growing posse of plucky researchers to uncover the mysteries of real-world recall. SourceSource: Spectrum News

The journal’s publisher flagged problems in 11 papers that were part of a special issue on assistive technology in special education. SourceSource: Spectrum News

To become a scientist, O’Connell first needed to leave the family farm. SourceSource: Spectrum News

The findings solidify the idea that autism-linked mutations affect brain activity by way of several key shared mechanisms. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 26 February. SourceSource: Spectrum News

A person’s “overall” score on sensory-seeking, hyperreactive or hyporeactive tendencies may obscure nuances in their individual sensory experience. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 19 February. SourceSource: Spectrum News

The finding confirms past research that links autism to early death, but it also suggests that the life expectancy gap may be smaller than previously thought. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 12 February. SourceSource: Spectrum News

A massive new set of interaction maps illuminates especially high convergence in protein networks related to autism and shows how mutations could disrupt those networks. SourceSource: Spectrum News