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Andrew Han covers breaking news for GenomeWeb. He tracks companies in the molecular biology research and diagnostic markets.

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May 24, 2018

As Parabon NanoLabs' Genetic Genealogy Service Helps Solve Murder Cases, Privacy Questions Remain

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The Virginia-based firm's genetic genealogy service for forensics played a central role in a recent arrest in a 30-year-old double homicide case.

Apr 04, 2018

Beyond a Buzzword: Blockchain Platforms May Offer Security, Accountability for Shared Genomic Info

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There has been a proliferation of firms aiming to apply blockchain technology to genomics. While challenges remain, it may just provide the security needed for data sharing.

Apr 20, 2017

Early Users Tout Advantages of 1CellBio's inDrop Single-Cell RNA-Seq Tech as Firm Plots Enhancements

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The firm is in the process of commercializing an open, optimizable, high-throughput library preparation instrument for single-cell transcriptome profiling.

Apr 18, 2017

UC-Davis, Dovetail Genomics Approach Chromosome-Scale Assemblies for AgBio With Lettuce Genome

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By combining in vivo and in vitro proximity ligation technologies, highly accurate and contiguous genomes can help accelerate more traditional, genetic-marker based crop breeding.

Apr 13, 2017

Broad Institute Team Engineers Sherlock, Powered by CRISPR, Isothermal Amplification

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Dubbed "Sherlock," the new technology has demonstrated potential in detecting viruses and bacteria as well as human SNPs and mutations in cell-free DNA.

Apr 13, 2017

U of California Appeals CRISPR/Cas9 Patent Interference Decision

Reinstating the CRISPR patent interference with the Broad Institute would allow UC to argue that Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier invented it first.

Apr 11, 2017

Startup 1Cellbio Inks Single-Cell Sequencing Collaboration With UCB

The Harvard spinout is commercializing inDrop single-cell sequencing technology developed by Allon Klein.

Apr 11, 2017

MilliporeSigma Developing New Instrument for Single-Molecule Biomarker Detection

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The Merck KGaA subsidiary is launching the research-use only SMCxPRO later this year for protein detection using sandwich ELISAs paired with proprietary optical readout.

Apr 05, 2017

As Single-Cell Applications and Experiments Grow, Specialty Cores Pop Up to Serve Researchers

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Specialized single-cell "cores" are popping up to help scientists get the most out of new technologies.

Mar 28, 2017

NanoString Seeks to Supplant qPCR With New Low-Plex, High-Throughput Reagents

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The firm envisions applying its new PlexSet technology to the upper end of multiplex gene expression analysis as well as CRISPR validation applications.

The Scan

UK Bioethics Group Gives Cautious OK for Genetically Modifying Human Embryos

The UK's Nuffield Council on Bioethics says genetically modifying human embryos could be morally permissible, according to the Guardian.

CRISPR-Induced Damage?

A new Nature Biotechnology paper reports that CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing can lead to large deletions or complex rearrangements that could be pathogenic.

'Fax' It Over

The Wall Street Journal likens a prototype developed by Synthetic Genomics to a "biological fax machine."

This Week in PNAS

In PNAS this week: strategy for reactivating Rett syndrome-linked MECP2, small molecules able to suppress Staphylococcus aureus virulence, and more.

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