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Genomics is the study of the complete genetic material, including genes and their functions, of an organism.

Cutting-edge 'precision medicine' shows great potential to improve diabetes care

Cutting-edge “precision medicine” has great potential to advance the diagnosis, treatment and ultimate prevention of different forms of diabetes, an international coalition of scientists reports in a sweeping assessment of the state of the field around the world.

6 Nov 2023

Gene editing breakthrough could offer new hope for people with phenylketonuria

Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare newborn genetic disease that impacts between 1 in 10,000 to 1 in 20,000 people, depending on the individuals' genetic ancestry. PKU causes an amino acid - called phenylalanine (Phe) - to build up in the bloodstream.

2 Nov 2023

UH researcher awarded $1.2 million grant to unravel mystery of Z-RNA

University of Houston Assistant Professor of Biology and Biochemistry Quentin Vicens has been awarded a $1.2 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to unravel the mystery of Z-RNA – an enigmatic RNA structure within our cells that plays a critical role in immune response.

2 Nov 2023

PacBio announces HiFi Solves, a global consortium of clinical genomics research leaders

PacBio (NASDAQ: PACB), a leading developer of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing solutions, today announced the creation of the HiFi Solves consortium.

From PacBio 2 Nov 2023

How to optimize nuclei extraction & counting for single cell sequencing

In this interview, News Medical talks to DeNovix about the best way to prepare nuclei samples before single cell sequencing workflows and optimize nuclei extraction.

From DeNovix Inc. 1 Nov 2023

PacBio announces Kinnex RNA Kits, further scaling HiFi Sequencing in Full-Length RNA, Single-Cell RNA and 16S rRNA applications

PacBio today announced it has begun taking orders for its groundbreaking Kinnex RNA kits, which increase throughput for full-length RNA, single-cell RNA, and 16S rRNA sequencing on PacBio’s long-read sequencing systems to enable large-scale studies at a resolution difficult to attain with short-read RNA sequencing.

From PacBio 1 Nov 2023

Unsupervised genome-wide variant effect predictor based on pretraining of DNA language models

The Genomic Pre-trained Network (GPN), a multispecies model developed to learn genome-wide variant effects.

31 Oct 2023

Broken String Biosciences’ INDUCE-seq platform demonstrates impact of structural DNA changes on specificity of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing

Broken String Biosciences today announced that its INDUCE-seq™ DNA break-mapping technology had been used in a peer-reviewed research paper to characterize off-target effects of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing resulting from changes in DNA topology.

From Broken String Biosciences 31 Oct 2023

University of Oklahoma scientist secures nearly $1 million award to advance research in computational genomics

Marmar Moussa, Ph.D., an assistant professor of computer science professor at the University of Oklahoma, has secured a nearly $1 million award from the National Institutes of Health to advance her work in computational genomics.

30 Oct 2023

New treatment combination shows promise for metastatic colorectal cancer patients with rare genetic mutation

An international Phase 3 clinical trial found that metastatic colorectal cancer patients with a rare genetic tumor mutation called KRAS G12C experienced superior progression-free survival rates compared to standard of care when offered a combination treatment of KRAS inhibitor sotorasib and monoclonal antibody panitumumab.

27 Oct 2023

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences and 10x Genomics partner to enable single cell workflow automation

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences and 10x Genomics, Inc. today announced a new partnership to expand automation solutions for single cell assay workflows.

From Beckman Coulter Life Sciences 27 Oct 2023

City of Hope, TGen receive $4.5 million to validate liquid biopsy for early detection of pancreatic cancer

City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, and TGen are leading an international group that has been awarded $4.5 million to validate a liquid biopsy for the early detection of pancreatic cancer.

26 Oct 2023

UCD professor wins ERC Synergy grant to unlock the secrets to healthy aging

Do bats hold the secret to health and longevity? A team led by Professor Emma Teeling, Full Professor of Zoology at University College Dublin (UCD), has won a prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Synergy grant of almost €12 million, to explore this fascinating question.

26 Oct 2023

Groundbreaking research advances understanding of how pathogens impact cancer

Viral infections are known to be a central cause of more than 10% of cancers worldwide. University of California researchers may have uncovered one of the key reasons why.

26 Oct 2023

Somatic mutations in the skin not responsible for the start or spread of psoriasis

Psoriasis - a chronic skin condition - is not caused or spread by spontaneous genetic mutations in the skin, new research suggests.

26 Oct 2023

Blood test detects cancer earlier in individuals with Li-Fraumeni syndrome

Researchers from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) and University Health Network (UHN) have demonstrated that by analyzing patients' blood samples, they are able to detect cancer earlier in individuals with Li-Fraumeni syndrome, an inherited condition with an almost 100 percent life-time risk of developing cancer.

24 Oct 2023

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Cutting-edge 'precision medicine' shows great potential to improve diabetes care

Gene editing breakthrough could offer new hope for people with phenylketonuria

UH researcher awarded $1.2 million grant to unravel mystery of Z-RNA

PacBio announces HiFi Solves, a global consortium of clinical genomics research leaders

How to optimize nuclei extraction & counting for single cell sequencing

PacBio announces Kinnex RNA Kits, further scaling HiFi Sequencing in Full-Length RNA, Single-Cell RNA and 16S rRNA applications

Unsupervised genome-wide variant effect predictor based on pretraining of DNA language models

Broken String Biosciences’ INDUCE-seq platform demonstrates impact of structural DNA changes on specificity of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing

University of Oklahoma scientist secures nearly $1 million award to advance research in computational genomics

New treatment combination shows promise for metastatic colorectal cancer patients with rare genetic mutation

Beckman Coulter Life Sciences and 10x Genomics partner to enable single cell workflow automation

City of Hope, TGen receive $4.5 million to validate liquid biopsy for early detection of pancreatic cancer

UCD professor wins ERC Synergy grant to unlock the secrets to healthy aging

Groundbreaking research advances understanding of how pathogens impact cancer

Somatic mutations in the skin not responsible for the start or spread of psoriasis

Blood test detects cancer earlier in individuals with Li-Fraumeni syndrome

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Study reveals an alternate origin of brain mosaicism in some children with focal epilepsy

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