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What is the genomic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 infections in households?

In a new study, researchers assessed the genomic diversity of SARS-CoV-2 in households.

12 Aug 2022

Pathogens in ancient DNA could explain how two civilizations collapsed

The current study has strongly indicated the presence of Y. pestis and S. enterica on the island of Crete that contributed to societal changes during 2,000 BCE.

9 Aug 2022

Serbia's genome center monitors potential virus mutations to facilitate more effective COVID-19 control

In partnership with BGI Genomics from China, Serbia's first genome sequencing center, opened in December 2021, is monitoring potential virus mutations to facilitate more effective COVID-19 control and accelerating access to genomics to enhance health outcomes.

9 Aug 2022

Proof-of-concept model uses AI to combine multiple types of data to predict cancer outcomes

While it's long been understood that predicting outcomes in patients with cancer requires considering many factors, such as patient history, genes and disease pathology, clinicians struggle with integrating this information to make decisions about patient care.

8 Aug 2022

Tibbiyah-BGI Almanahil JV will provide highly specialized clinical laboratory testing services

Arabian International Healthcare Holding Company ("Tibbiyah"), a leading integrated healthcare solutions provider in Saudi Arabia, today announced a definitive Joint Venture Agreement with BGI Almanahil Health for Medical Services, a subsidiary company of BGI Health (HK) Co., Ltd, in the formation and operation of a limited liability company to be called Saudi Advanced Medical Lab LIMITED ("SAMLL") in Saudi Arabia.

5 Aug 2022

What is the severity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 variant infections in relation to BA.2 infections?

Researchers compared clinical outcomes of COVID-19 cases due to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.2 and Omicron BA.4/BA.5 variants based on the Kaiser Permanente Southern California (KPSC) health records between April 29 and July 2, 2022.

4 Aug 2022

Fruit fly genome contains whole genomes of a kind of bacteria, study finds

A fruit fly genome is not a just made up of fruit fly DNA – at least for one fruit fly species. New research from the University of Maryland School of Medicine's (UMSOM) Institute for Genome Sciences (IGS) shows that one fruit fly species contains whole genomes of a kind of bacteria, making this finding the largest bacteria-to-animal transfer of genetic material ever discovered. The new research also sheds light on how this happens.

3 Aug 2022

New research unravels why breastmilk-fed preemies are healthier than formula-fed infants

Human breastmilk has long been considered "liquid gold" among clinicians treating premature infants in a newborn intensive care unit.

2 Aug 2022

Prenatal opioid exposure may cause long-term neurological or behavioral effects later in a child's life

While infants exposed to opioids during their mother's pregnancy have been linked to adverse health outcomes, a new study at the University of Missouri has found prenatal opioid exposure could trigger long-term neurological or behavioral effects later in a child's life.

29 Jul 2022

Researchers find adeno-associated virus 2 infection in children with hepatitis of unknown etiology

Researchers investigated the cases of severe hepatitis of unknown etiology in young children who presented to the hospital between 14 March and 4 April 2022 in Scotland.

28 Jul 2022

Researchers present a novel genomic sequence data-based mathematical framework for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants

Researchers presented a novel genomic sequence data-based mathematical framework for rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants of interest and variants of concern in a viral multiple sequence alignment.

28 Jul 2022

Phage therapeutics can be used to fight multidrug-resistant pathogens

Scientists with the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences were among those providing the biochemical tools needed to help save a man's life through a unique emergency intervention in 2016.

27 Jul 2022

New way to test vaccines may be as rigorous and stringent as exposure to field strains of malaria

Malaria is the deadliest mosquito-borne parasitic infection of humans. In 2021, after a century of research, the World Health Organization (WHO) approved the world's first malaria vaccine.

20 Jul 2022

MINAR2 gene mutations cause progressive hearing loss

Researchers at the John T. Macdonald Department of Human Genetics and the John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have found that inherited mutations in the MINAR2 gene caused deafness in four families. The gene variation mostly affects the inner ear hair cells, which are critical to hearing.

14 Jul 2022

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants in aircraft wastewater

Researchers detect SARS-CoV-2 variants in the wastewater of aircrafts

12 Jul 2022

Remdesivir resistance in renal transplant patients with long COVID-19

A new study has reported two renal transplant cases, in which individuals, after being exposed to remdesivir, developed a resistance to the drug.

1 Jul 2022

Just like magic; automated solutions for NGS library preparation

As part of our SLAS Europe 2022 coverage, we speak to Ian Shuttler from Tecan about their new MagicPrepTM NGS technology.

From Tecan 29 Jun 2022

Review and case study illustrates the challenges of monkeypox

A new paper published in Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease reviews the history of this disease in and outside Africa, with special reference to its clinical difficulties.

27 Jun 2022

Mapping the trajectory of SARS-CoV-2 evolution inside the host

In a recent study posted to the bioRxiv* pre-print server, researchers in the United States mapped the trajectory of within-host evolution of acute severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.

24 Jun 2022

Inherited mutations in the MINAR2 gene lead to sensorineural deafness

Researchers at the John T. Macdonald Department of Human Genetics and John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have found that inherited mutations in the MINAR2 gene caused deafness in four families.

23 Jun 2022