Drugs to Treat Smoking Addiction Suggested by Multi-Ancestry Transcriptome-Wide Association Study
The new approach, called TESLA, enables eQTL datasets to be integrated with multi-ancestry GWAS, which the researchers applied to study smoking behaviors.
Guardant Health Lays off 7 Percent of Workforce
In a statement, Guardant Health cited the need to balance innovation with "financial discipline and focused execution" in the current economic environment.
GeneDx to Raise $150M in Public and Direct Stock Offerings
Expected to close Jan. 31, the stock sales are intended to help the firm build up working capital, repay debts, and make strategic investments.
Ravgen NIPT Patents Withstand Illumina Challenge
The US Patent Trial and Appeal Board delivered a pair of rulings stating that Illumina failed to show Ravgen's innovations should be considered unpatentable.
Pacific Biosciences to Raise $175M in Public Stock Offering
The company is selling 17.5 million shares of its common stock at a price of $10 per share in the offering, which is expected to close Jan. 27.