Abstract: In response to receiving a request for an identity key from a first entity, an identity key for the first entity is generated. A first request from the first entity to replicate a set of data is received. The generated identity key for the first entity is added to the metadata of the set of data requested to be replicated. A determination is made whether a replication rule exists for the first entity. In response to determining that a replication rule exists for the first entity, the set of data is replicated according to the replication rule for the first entity.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel method for multiple labelling of nucleic acid probes by ligation. The method uses a ligase catalysed reaction to connect a nucleic acid probe with multiple pre-prepared nucleic acid label carrier molecules under the presence of a stabilizing complementary adaptor oligonucleotide. The method allows for an easy, cheap and fast labelling of multiple probes with multiple different labels. In this way, the costs and effort for the generation of single molecule Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization (smFISH) assays was significantly reduced, allowing combinatorial multi-color barcoding of nucleic acid probes The invention further provides methods for the generation of FISH libraries and labelling kits comprising the novel tools of the invention.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel method for labelling nucleic acid probes. The method uses a ligase catalysed reaction to connect a nucleic acid probe with pre-prepared nucleic acid label carrier molecules under the presence of a stabilizing complementary splint oligonucleotide. The method allows for an easy, cheap and fast labelling of multiple probes with multiple different labels. In this way, the costs and effort for the generation of single molecule Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization (smFISH) assays was significantly reduced. The invention further provides methods for the generation of FISH libraries and labelling kits comprising the novel tools of the invention.