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Illumina Shareholders Vote out Board Chairman

Shareholders voted to appoint Carl Icahn's nominee Andrew Teno, at the expense of John Thompson, but kept CEO Francis deSouza on the board.
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Blood Pressure Genetic Variants Linked to Regulatory Functions, Cardiovascular Pathways

Using massively parallel reporter assays and other approaches, researchers explored the functional effects of blood pressure-associated variants and narrowed in on causal variants.

New Google Cloud Multiomics Suite Leans on Partners for Genome Analysis, Interpretation
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The artificial intelligence-driven platform is competing with Amazon Omics to support multiomic big data in healthcare and life sciences.

GA4GH Updates Strategic Plan to Emphasize Interoperability of Genomic, Clinical Data

The first refresh of the plan since GA4GH incorporated in 2020 is a stepping stone to wider adoption of precision medicine.

Coronary Artery Calcium Score Beats Polygenic Risk Score at Heart Disease Risk Prediction

The combination of the two scores also had no additive predictive power compared with the coronary artery calcium score alone, the researchers found.

NanoString Reaffirms Revenue Guidance, Reassures Customers Following CosMx Injunction in Germany
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In a call with investors on Monday, the Seattle-based spatial biology firm accused 10x Genomics of fearmongering aimed at NanoString's investors and customers.
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Machine Learning Helps ID Molecular Mechanisms of Pancreatic Islet Beta Cell Subtypes in Type 2 Diabetes

The approach helps overcome limitations of previous studies that had investigated the molecular mechanisms of pancreatic islet beta cells, the authors write in their Nature Genetics paper.

Culture-Based Methods, Shotgun Sequencing Reveal Transmission of Bifidobacterium Strains From Mothers to Infants

In a Nature Communications study, culture-based approaches along with shotgun sequencing give a better picture of the microbial strains transmitted from mothers to infants.

Microbial Communities Can Help Trees Adapt to Changing Climates

Tree seedlings that were inoculated with microbes from dry, warm, or cold sites could better survive drought, heat, and cold stress, according to a study in Science.

A Combination of Genetics and Environment Causes Cleft Lip

In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers investigate what combination of genetic and environmental factors come into play to cause cleft lip/palate.