{"id":172340,"date":"2025-01-31T12:28:38","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T11:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eurecat.org\/?p=172340"},"modified":"2025-02-14T12:52:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T11:52:37","slug":"eurecat-moves-towards-precision-nutrition-with-single-cell-genomics-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eurecat.org\/en\/eurecat-moves-towards-precision-nutrition-with-single-cell-genomics-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Eurecat moves towards precision nutrition with single-cell genomics technology"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1424.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/eurecat.org\/\">Eurecat<\/a> technology centre is to harness new single-cell genomics technology to assess the health impact of a diet based on alternative protein sources and characterise cells from cultured meat to move towards precision nutrition as part of the OPTIPROT Cervera Network of Excellence, the network of omics technologies for innovation in optimal protein combinations for consumers.<\/p>\n<p>Single-cell genomics is an omics approach used to investigate cellular heterogeneity and identify novel molecular features correlated with clinical outcomes. This method makes it possible to unravel the complexity of cell diversity one by one in a sample without loss of information as occurs when tissues are analysed globally.<\/p>\n<p>Single-cell genomics has the potential to transform the way food is produced, selected and consumed in the future and thus help towards precision nutrition and global food sustainability, both of which are aspects that the AZTI-coordinated OPTIPROT Network is working on.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the project, Eurecat is leveraging this technology to assess the health impact of a diet based on alternative protein sources in a clinical study with volunteers. Furthermore, single-cell technology will be used to characterise cells from cultured meat, a burgeoning technological breakthrough which is seen as an alternative to mitigate the meat industry\u2019s environmental impact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe emerging applications of this technology include its ability to enhance our understanding of how nutrients and bioactive compounds affect cells in the human body at the genomic, i.e. DNA, level,\u201d says N\u00faria Canela, director of the Centre for Omic Sciences (COS) unit. \u201cIt makes a significant contribution to preparing and validating personalised diets anchored in genetic and metabolic profiles to maximise people\u2019s health and wellbeing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Single-cell genomics in the food of the future<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Under the OPTIPROT network, omics approaches integrated with analysis of traditional clinical and biochemical markers are to be developed to address group-specific precision nutrition. This approach will be underpinned by metabotyping, which consists of grouping individuals into metabolically homogeneous clusters to enable targeted dietary recommendations which enhance health.<\/p>\n<p>Antoni Caimari, the director of Eurecat\u2019s Biotechnology Area, points out that learning about the consumer at a metabolic level \u201cmight enable us to design product ranges aimed at tackling health conditions shared by consumers\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSingle-cell genomics allows us to add to our understanding of health and disease from a much more detailed and precise perspective,\u201d notes Helena Torrell, a researcher and head of Genomics in Eurecat\u2019s Omic Sciences Unit. \u201cThis means it has numerous practical applications across various areas of biology and medicine such as oncology while there are also emerging and potential applications of this omics technology for precision food.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Single-cell genomics technology<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Eurecat technology centre has set up a Chromium X (10X Genomics) instrument to prepare single-cell genomics sequencing libraries which makes it possible to measure the gene expression of each cell separately and thus get more detailed information, something which entails a revolution in our understanding of how the human body works.<\/p>\n<p>The instrument will be operated by the Centre for Omic Sciences (COS), a joint Eurecat and Rovira i Virgili University unit, for the OPTIPROT project whose goal is to tap technology to innovate in the quest for optimal protein combinations for consumers.<\/p>\n<p>OPTIPROT is financed by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities &#8211; Centre for Technological Development and Innovation (CDTI) and the European Union through Next Generation\/Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan funding in the Cervera Network of Excellence grant programme.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":170786,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2295,416,743],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-172340","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","category-omics-sciences","category-press-notes-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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