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Andrea Anderson covers genomics research studies and translational research for GenomeWeb. Find her on Twitter at @andyandy_tk.

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Jan 17, 2019

Wheat Blast Genomic Analyses Highlighted at PAG

Kansas State University's Barbara Valent outlined genomics research underway to combat a fungal pathogen with the potential to seriously compromise wheat production.

Jan 16, 2019

Cryptocurrency-Funded Cannabis Genome Presented at PAG

The Jamaican Lion strain was sequenced and assembled with DASH funding, and will be published via "crypto-incentivized, blockchain-recorded peer review."

Jan 16, 2019

Rapid Nanopore Sequencing of 100 Tomato Genomes Enables Structural Variant Analysis

At the PAG conference, researchers said they are sequencing 100 tomato genomes in 100 days using Oxford Nanopore's PromethIon and a pipeline for maximizing SV diversity.

Jan 14, 2019

Dog Aging Project Searches for Keys to Healthy Aging in Pets, Humans

At the Plant and Animal Genome conference, Daniel Promislow provided details on the longitudinal, open science effort, which is preparing to study up to 10,000 pet dogs.

Nov 08, 2018

Bacterial Classification Could Be Compromised as RefSeq Database Grows

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A new analysis pointed to a rise in over-generalized or incorrect bacterial identification by k-mer lowest common ancestor methods as the database has grown.

Oct 01, 2018

Attagene Profiles Chemical Effects, Toxicity With Multiplex Reporter System Assays

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The firm's suite of tests, based on its Factorial system, produce cellular signatures offering clues to a compound's toxicity and the types of pathways it perturbs.

Sep 06, 2018

Low-Frequency Antibiotic Resistance Mutations Revealed by New Amplicon Sequencing Method

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The amplicon sequencing method, called resistance mutation sequencing (RM-seq), may help in detecting resistance earlier than traditional techniques.

Jun 06, 2018

Prostate Cancer Study Suggests Patients With DNA Repair Mutations May Benefit From Immunotherapy

Exome sequencing on tumors from metastatic, castration-resistant prostate cancer cases responding to immunotherapy led to homologous recombination defects.

Jun 05, 2018

Advanced NSCLC Trials Demonstrate Potential of First-Line Immunotherapy

New trial data presented at ASCO highlights the utility of checkpoint inhibitors, alone or with chemotherapy, across PD-L1 expression groups.

Jun 04, 2018

MSI Tumor Analysis Implicates Lynch Syndrome in Several New Cancer Types

In a pan-cancer analysis, Lynch syndrome genes were mutated more often than anticipated in tumors with high or intermediate levels of microsatellite instability.

The Scan

Mysterious Third Group

An artificial intelligence-based analysis suggests a third group of ancient hominins likely interbred with human ancestors, according to Popular Mechanics.

This Week in Science

In Science this week: reduction in bee phylogenetic diversity, and more.

In the Past

The New York Times Magazine looks into paleogenomics and how it is revising what's know about human history, but also possibly ignoring lessons learned by archaeologists.

New Bases, New Drugs

The Economist reports on Synthorx's efforts to use expanded DNA bases they generated to develop a new cancer drug.

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