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Molecular biologist explores simple, innovative methods of developing new antibiotics

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a major problem worldwide. Molecular biologist Changsheng Wu explored innovative methods of developing new antibiotics more simply and more easily. He also discovered a new type of antibiotic.

27 Oct 2016

New method provides cost-effective way to effectively diagnose genetic forms of high-cholesterol

A new genetic testing method developed at Western University called LipidSeq can identify a genetic basis for high-cholesterol in almost 70 per cent of a targeted patient population.

20 Oct 2016

IBM, Quest Diagnostics launch new genomic tumor sequencing service to help advance precision medicine

IBM Watson Health and Quest Diagnostics today announced the launch of IBM Watson Genomics from Quest Diagnostics, a new service that helps advance precision medicine by combining cognitive computing with genomic tumor sequencing.

From Quest Diagnostics 19 Oct 2016

Swedish researchers develop new, low-cost method to examine individual leukemia cells

Leukemia is a disease in which each cell can exhibit different genetic traits, and now Swedish researchers have found a cheap way to examine the individual cells. Reported in Nature Communications, the breakthrough could transform leukemia treatment.

14 Oct 2016

Nabsys uses HD-mapping platform to produce first long-range, non-optical maps of whole human genomes

Genomics firm Nabsys has produced the first long-range, non-optical maps of whole human genomes using its high-definition electronic HD-mapping platform.

13 Oct 2016

TUM scientists develop bioinformatics tool that allows worldwide bacterial analysis

Sequencing data from biological samples such as the skin, intestinal tissues, or soil and water are usually archived in public databases.

6 Oct 2016

Japanese researchers discover causative gene for common type of hearing loss

A causative gene for a highly common type of hearing loss (sensorineural hearing loss, or SNHL) has been identified by a group of Japanese researchers, who successfully replicated the condition using a transgenic mouse.

6 Oct 2016

Scientists aim to explore parasite's genomic architecture for varying expression of antigens

Many serious diseases such as malaria or AIDS present a major challenge for medicine because the causative pathogens use the same strategy although they are completely different: By camouflaging themselves they evade the immune system.

6 Oct 2016

One single genomic fingerprinting could potentially miss smaller, more aggressive prostate tumors

While the majority of prostate cancers are slow growing and not fatal, some are aggressive and lethal.

22 Sep 2016

Chromatrap reports benefits of using ChIP-seq kit for histone methylation applications

Chromatrap reports on the advantages of using its Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Sequencing (ChIP-seq) assay kits for histone methylation applications.

From Chromatrap® - Porvair Sciences Ltd 16 Sep 2016

Combinational analysis of FISH and IHC detects NSCLC patients with rare ALK fusions

The combined use of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and immunohistochemistry (IHC) identified non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with rare or novel anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) gene rearrangements, not otherwise identified by FISH alone, that showed response to crizotinib treatment.

12 Sep 2016

Liquid biopsies may be effective option for detecting mutations in advanced lung cancer patients

For patients with advanced lung cancer, a non-invasive liquid biopsy may be a more effective and suitable alternative to the gold standard tissue biopsy to detect clinically relevant mutations and help guide their course of treatment, suggests a new study published this week in the journal Clinical Cancer Research from researchers at the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania.

9 Sep 2016

Researchers reveal how traditional Chinese medicine helps treat various cancers

Researchers at the University of Adelaide have shown how a complex mix of plant compounds derived from ancient clinical practice in China - a Traditional Chinese Medicine - works to kill cancer cells.

8 Sep 2016

Bibby Scientific’s AC4 PCR system supports multi-user functionality for cost-effective DNA analysis

The Alpha Cycler 4 from PCRmax, a Bibby Scientific company, enables independent control and monitoring of four blocks in one thermal cycler system for cost-effective DNA analysis in high throughput and multi-user life science labs.

From Cole Parmer Limited 8 Sep 2016

Researchers describe how genetic mutations cause unnamed neurological disorder

In rare cases -- for instance, among siblings in two families from Pakistan and Oman described in a new study -- children have been born with an unnamed neurological disorder.

6 Sep 2016

Scientists find way to use CRISPR/Cas9 technology to diagnose and inactivate cancer mutations

As for many other biomedical and biotechnology disciplines, the genome scissor "CRISPR/Cas9" also opens up completely new possibilities for cancer research.

31 Aug 2016

Is the virtual gene panel the way forward asks Congenica at Dx Summit

Although the current practice of analysing defined gene panels for a specific disease has great utility, it is of limited benefit when a condition is not well defined.

29 Aug 2016

Organogenesis' PuraPly and PuraPly AM wound care products now eligible for Medicare coverage in 10 states

Organogenesis Inc., a global leader in advanced wound care innovations and technologies, today announced that its PuraPly and PuraPly Antimicrobial (AM) wound management products are now eligible for Medicare coverage and reimbursement in 10 states, providing coverage for an additional 7.5 million Medicare beneficiaries, following the decision by National Government Services (NGS) to retire its local coverage determination (LCD) for cellular and tissue-based products (CTPs) effective September 1, 2016.

27 Aug 2016

Preimplantation genetic screening using next generation sequencing: an interview with Dr Luis Alcaraz

PGS, Preimplantation Genetic Screening, is a genetic test that analyses biopsied cells from embryos produced by in vitro fertilization (IVF) techniques. PGS determines whether the embryos are chromosomally normal (euploid) or not (aneuploid), thus giving the chance to transfer chromosomally normal embryos that are more apt to successfully implant and develop into a pregnancy.

24 Aug 2016

New collaborative study aims to identify mutations to improve clinical management of breast cancer

Mr. Peter Goodhand, President of The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR), today announced a new collaborative research study in partnership with Thermo Fisher Scientific and Queen's University to help bring more targeted diagnosis and treatment to breast cancer patients in the future.

18 Aug 2016

Next generation sequencing NGS News and Research

Molecular biologist explores simple, innovative methods of developing new antibiotics

New method provides cost-effective way to effectively diagnose genetic forms of high-cholesterol

IBM, Quest Diagnostics launch new genomic tumor sequencing service to help advance precision medicine

Swedish researchers develop new, low-cost method to examine individual leukemia cells

Nabsys uses HD-mapping platform to produce first long-range, non-optical maps of whole human genomes

TUM scientists develop bioinformatics tool that allows worldwide bacterial analysis

Japanese researchers discover causative gene for common type of hearing loss

Scientists aim to explore parasite's genomic architecture for varying expression of antigens

One single genomic fingerprinting could potentially miss smaller, more aggressive prostate tumors

Chromatrap reports benefits of using ChIP-seq kit for histone methylation applications

Combinational analysis of FISH and IHC detects NSCLC patients with rare ALK fusions

Liquid biopsies may be effective option for detecting mutations in advanced lung cancer patients

Researchers reveal how traditional Chinese medicine helps treat various cancers

Bibby Scientific’s AC4 PCR system supports multi-user functionality for cost-effective DNA analysis

Researchers describe how genetic mutations cause unnamed neurological disorder

Scientists find way to use CRISPR/Cas9 technology to diagnose and inactivate cancer mutations

Is the virtual gene panel the way forward asks Congenica at Dx Summit

Organogenesis' PuraPly and PuraPly AM wound care products now eligible for Medicare coverage in 10 states

Preimplantation genetic screening using next generation sequencing: an interview with Dr Luis Alcaraz

New collaborative study aims to identify mutations to improve clinical management of breast cancer

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