New Challenges for Anatomists in the Era of Omics
Anatomic studies have traditionally relied on macroscopic, microscopic, and histological techniques to investigate the structure of tissues and organs. Anatomic studies are essential in many fields, including medicine, biology, and veterinary science. Advances in technology, such as imaging techniqu...
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| author | Anna Maria Stabile Alessandra Pistilli Ruggirello Mariangela Mario Rende Desirée Bartolini Gabriele Di Sante |
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| description | Anatomic studies have traditionally relied on macroscopic, microscopic, and histological techniques to investigate the structure of tissues and organs. Anatomic studies are essential in many fields, including medicine, biology, and veterinary science. Advances in technology, such as imaging techniques and molecular biology, continue to provide new insights into the anatomy of living organisms. Therefore, anatomy remains an active and important area in the scientific field. The consolidation in recent years of some omics technologies such as genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics allows for a more complete and detailed understanding of the structure and function of cells, tissues, and organs. These have been joined more recently by “omics” such as radiomics, pathomics, and connectomics, supported by computer-assisted technologies such as neural networks, 3D bioprinting, and artificial intelligence. All these new tools, although some are still in the early stages of development, have the potential to strongly contribute to the macroscopic and microscopic characterization in medicine. For anatomists, it is time to hitch a ride and get on board omics technologies to sail to new frontiers and to explore novel scenarios in anatomy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d09a6b7c888c4678a4060fe11148577b2023-11-19T10:14:02ZengMDPI AGDiagnostics2075-44182023-09-011318296310.3390/diagnostics13182963New Challenges for Anatomists in the Era of OmicsAnna Maria Stabile0Alessandra Pistilli1Ruggirello Mariangela2Mario Rende3Desirée Bartolini4Gabriele Di Sante5Department of Medicine and Surgery, Section of Human, Clinical and Forensic Anatomy, University of Perugia, 60132 Perugia, ItalyDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Section of Human, Clinical and Forensic Anatomy, University of Perugia, 60132 Perugia, ItalyDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Section of Human, Clinical and Forensic Anatomy, University of Perugia, 60132 Perugia, ItalyDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Section of Human, Clinical and Forensic Anatomy, University of Perugia, 60132 Perugia, ItalyDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Section of Human, Clinical and Forensic Anatomy, University of Perugia, 60132 Perugia, ItalyDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, Section of Human, Clinical and Forensic Anatomy, University of Perugia, 60132 Perugia, ItalyAnatomic studies have traditionally relied on macroscopic, microscopic, and histological techniques to investigate the structure of tissues and organs. Anatomic studies are essential in many fields, including medicine, biology, and veterinary science. Advances in technology, such as imaging techniques and molecular biology, continue to provide new insights into the anatomy of living organisms. Therefore, anatomy remains an active and important area in the scientific field. The consolidation in recent years of some omics technologies such as genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics allows for a more complete and detailed understanding of the structure and function of cells, tissues, and organs. These have been joined more recently by “omics” such as radiomics, pathomics, and connectomics, supported by computer-assisted technologies such as neural networks, 3D bioprinting, and artificial intelligence. All these new tools, although some are still in the early stages of development, have the potential to strongly contribute to the macroscopic and microscopic characterization in medicine. For anatomists, it is time to hitch a ride and get on board omics technologies to sail to new frontiers and to explore novel scenarios in anatomy.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/13/18/2963genomicstranscriptomics and proteomicsspatial profiling and pathomicsconnectomics and neural networks3D bioprinting and artificial intelligence |
| spellingShingle | Anna Maria Stabile Alessandra Pistilli Ruggirello Mariangela Mario Rende Desirée Bartolini Gabriele Di Sante New Challenges for Anatomists in the Era of Omics Diagnostics genomics transcriptomics and proteomics spatial profiling and pathomics connectomics and neural networks 3D bioprinting and artificial intelligence |
| title | New Challenges for Anatomists in the Era of Omics |
| title_full | New Challenges for Anatomists in the Era of Omics |
| title_fullStr | New Challenges for Anatomists in the Era of Omics |
| title_full_unstemmed | New Challenges for Anatomists in the Era of Omics |
| title_short | New Challenges for Anatomists in the Era of Omics |
| title_sort | new challenges for anatomists in the era of omics |
| topic | genomics transcriptomics and proteomics spatial profiling and pathomics connectomics and neural networks 3D bioprinting and artificial intelligence |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/13/18/2963 |
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