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TLR7 and MARK1 genomic variants impact COVID-19 prognosis

Researchers conduct a massive exome-wide genome study to explore the connections between gene variants/deleterious mutations and COVID-19 outcomes.

3 Apr 2022

Drug-resistant, pathogenic yeasts found on surfaces of apples and other fruits

When they're prepared for transport, apples and other fruits are often treated with a fungicide to prevent spoilage and extend shelf life.

31 Mar 2022

Predicting the risk of some common diseases in preimplantation fertilized embryos

A new study uses a novel strategy for whole-genome reconstruction by using parental genome sequencing and sibling embryo genotyping.

23 Mar 2022

New 'Shared Commitments' set out priority actions across the UK to improve healthcare through genomics

The UK government, Welsh and Scottish Governments and Northern Ireland Assembly have today (Friday 18 march) agreed a series of commitments to improve outcomes for patients through better genomic testing and access to clinical trials.

18 Mar 2022

Whole-genome sequencing for determination of factors associated with critical COVID-19

In a recent study published in the journal Nature as an early release unedited manuscript, researchers conducted whole genomic sequencing (WGS) to ascertain factors contributing to critical coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

8 Mar 2022

Scientists predict structure of SARS-CoV-2 frameshifting pseudoknot

Researchers recently unveiled the structure of programmed -1 ribosomal frameshifting pseudoknot of SARS-CoV-2.

8 Mar 2022

World's largest genetic study reveals fresh details about severe Covid-19

The world's largest study of the genetics of critical Covid-19, involving more than 57,000 people, has revealed fresh details about some of the biological mechanisms behind the severe form of the disease.

7 Mar 2022

Study finds how genetic baggage can accumulate in the genomes of normal and mutant animals

You are probably familiar with the term that some people carry "a lot of extra baggage." Usually that term refers to that person's emotional history, but in genetics and our genomes, "extra baggage" can also describe the transposons lurking in our genomes, a historical record of our genomes surviving traumatic invasions during evolution.

4 Mar 2022

Monitoring rise of SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater using genome sequencing

Researchers conduct genomic wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 following the emergence of the Alpha and Delta variants in the United Kingdom.

21 Feb 2022

First cases of co-infection with Delta and Omicron identified during local co-circulation of both SARS-CoV-2 lineages

Researchers revealed the co-infection of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta and Omicron variants in two epidemiologically unrelated patients suffering from chronic kidney disease and requiring hemodialysis

17 Feb 2022

Study investigates what causes blood malignancies linked to gene therapy for sickle cell disease

Gene therapy trials for sickle cell disease have been showing great promise, even offering hope of a cure. But in early 2021, the trials ground to a halt after reports of blood malignancies in two people in a trial sponsored by bluebird bio.

16 Feb 2022

Study helps understand actionable genetic variation affecting drugs in the Middle East population

A group of researchers at Qatar Foundation have reported the first comprehensive study of the distribution of actionable genetic variation affecting drugs in any Middle Eastern population, with potential implications for preemptive pharmacogenomic implementation in the region.

16 Feb 2022

Compounds used to fight fungal diseases in plants may be driving antimicrobial resistance

New research from the University of Georgia has shown, for the first time, that compounds used to fight fungal diseases in plants are causing resistance to antifungal medications used to treat people.

8 Feb 2022

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant infection in a domestic cat

The first published case describing the Delta variant of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a domestic cat in the United States highlights the realistic scenario of spillover infections with emerging viral variants that threaten human and animal health.

6 Feb 2022

Whole Genome Sequencing News and Research

TLR7 and MARK1 genomic variants impact COVID-19 prognosis

Drug-resistant, pathogenic yeasts found on surfaces of apples and other fruits

Predicting the risk of some common diseases in preimplantation fertilized embryos

New 'Shared Commitments' set out priority actions across the UK to improve healthcare through genomics

Whole-genome sequencing for determination of factors associated with critical COVID-19

Scientists predict structure of SARS-CoV-2 frameshifting pseudoknot

World's largest genetic study reveals fresh details about severe Covid-19

Study finds how genetic baggage can accumulate in the genomes of normal and mutant animals

Monitoring rise of SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater using genome sequencing

First cases of co-infection with Delta and Omicron identified during local co-circulation of both SARS-CoV-2 lineages

Study investigates what causes blood malignancies linked to gene therapy for sickle cell disease

Study helps understand actionable genetic variation affecting drugs in the Middle East population

Compounds used to fight fungal diseases in plants may be driving antimicrobial resistance

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant infection in a domestic cat

Study finds increased vaccine breakthrough, less hospitalization rates and disease severity in omicron patients

Exploring the comparative efficacy of booster vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron and Delta variants

Evidence on intra-host recombination of SARS-CoV-2 during superinfection by Alpha and Epsilon variants in USA

A novel assay for the rapid detection of SARS-CoV-2 variants

Composition of microbes in the lower airways is different for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Study reveals genomic regions that could help understand obesity

Sequencing & Genomics: Elevating Science and Healthcare eBook

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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