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Next-generation sequencing system yields results comparable to traditional diagnostics

In the pursuit of accurate diagnoses for illnesses, doctors have traditionally used multiple methods — including culturing patient samples on a wide variety of media, reviewing countless medical records and analyzing clinical data using complex mathematical algorithms — to try to identify the bacterium, virus, fungus or other pathogen responsible for an infection.

10 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

Study demonstrates the success rate of gene analysis using cytological specimens to be extremely high

Personalized medicine for lung cancer using molecular-targeted drugs is common but there have been no prospective validation studies done on the usefulness of lung cancer gene panel testing using cytology samples.

8 Aug 2022

Sustainable Science; What does the future look like?

We speak to Ali Safavi, CEO and Founder of Grenova about sustainable science, the impact life sciences research is having on our planet, and the solutions they offer for laboratories to help reduce their plastic waste.

From Grenova 8 Aug 2022

New dual-plasmid editing system for DNA-based information rewriting in vivo

DNA-based information is a new interdisciplinary field linking information technology and biotechnology.

5 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

Baboons at Amboseli offer clues to the costs of the hybridization, study says

New genetic analyses of wild baboons in southern Kenya reveals that most of them carry traces of hybridization in their DNA. As a result of interbreeding, about a third of their genetic makeup consists of genes from another, closely-related species.

5 Aug 2022

Research highlights the crucial role of other living primates as models for understanding human evolution

A new study based in Africa reveals hidden selection against interspecies breeding in wild baboon species in a strikingly similar way to what has been described for archaic hominins. The findings, based on coupled genomic and long-term field data, highlight the crucial role of other living primates as models for understanding human evolution, particularly for phenomena that are impossible to study in our lineage alone.

5 Aug 2022

Study reveals the effects of an atypical mode of chromosome arrangement on genome architecture and evolution

A research team led by André Marques at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Cologne, Germany, has uncovered the profound effects of an atypical mode of chromosome arrangement on genome organization and evolution.

4 Aug 2022

Researchers uncover genomic characteristics of breast cancers associated with PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome

Cleveland Clinic researchers have uncovered genomic characteristics of breast cancers associated with PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome (PHTS) that differentiate them from sporadic breast cancers.

4 Aug 2022

Mitochondrial DNA mutations are associated with an increased risk of atherosclerosis

Mitochondria are organelles found within most cells, best known for generating the chemical energy required to power cellular functions.

4 Aug 2022

Analysis of monkeypox virus genomes suggests that it spread early and cryptically

A new study reports the identification of a cluster of monkeypox virus A.2 lineage genomes.

3 Aug 2022

Study: Genes involved in coronary heart disease may be nearly the same for everyone

The genes involved in coronary heart disease, the most common form of heart disease, appear to be nearly the same for everyone, according to a VA study.

3 Aug 2022

UCI researchers develop novel test that detects specific SARS-CoV-2 variants with 100% accuracy

University of California, Irvine researchers have developed a COVID-19 test that detects and identifies specific SARS-CoV-2 variants with 100% accuracy.

3 Aug 2022

Genetic signatures may help predict immunotherapy response in patients with bladder cancer

Investigators from Cedars-Sinai Cancer have identified genetic signatures that could predict whether tumors in patients with bladder and other cancers will respond to immunotherapy.

3 Aug 2022

'RNA fishing' technique identifies several proteins involved in the progression of melanoma

Researchers at the Centre for Genomic Regulation have identified several proteins involved in the progression of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer.

3 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

Genomics

Next-generation sequencing system yields results comparable to traditional diagnostics

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

Study demonstrates the success rate of gene analysis using cytological specimens to be extremely high

Sustainable Science; What does the future look like?

New dual-plasmid editing system for DNA-based information rewriting in vivo

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

Baboons at Amboseli offer clues to the costs of the hybridization, study says

Research highlights the crucial role of other living primates as models for understanding human evolution

Study reveals the effects of an atypical mode of chromosome arrangement on genome architecture and evolution

Researchers uncover genomic characteristics of breast cancers associated with PTEN hamartoma tumor syndrome

Mitochondrial DNA mutations are associated with an increased risk of atherosclerosis

Analysis of monkeypox virus genomes suggests that it spread early and cryptically

Study: Genes involved in coronary heart disease may be nearly the same for everyone

UCI researchers develop novel test that detects specific SARS-CoV-2 variants with 100% accuracy

Genetic signatures may help predict immunotherapy response in patients with bladder cancer

'RNA fishing' technique identifies several proteins involved in the progression of melanoma

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

Study identifies pivotal role of FIBCD1 gene in neurodevelopmental disorders

IRB Barcelona researchers discover genetic drivers of clonal hematopoiesis

Asexual reproduction results in more harmful genetic mutations than sexual reproduction

Evolving spectrophotometry for modern biopharma workflows

Scaling B-cell cloning workflows for antibody development

Fluidics in Modern Healthcare & Medical Device Innovation

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