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Justin Petrone covers consumer genomics, ancestry testing, and the microarray and biochip sector of the genomics market for GenomeWeb.

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May 08, 2019

Almac Assay's Ability to Stratify Esophageal Cancer Patients Demonstrated by UK Researchers

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The test relies on a signature that Almac developed for stratifying breast cancer patients, but which, as the researchers showed, can be used in other cancers as well.

May 02, 2019

Controversial Ancestry Ad Reignites Discussion About Minorities and Consumer Genomics

Consumer genomics companies have endeavored to reach out to minority communities with sometimes contentious results.

Apr 26, 2019

European Project Aims to Develop Tools, Guidelines to Improve Data Sharing, Access

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The effort, called FAIRplus, commenced earlier this year with a budget of €8.2 million, funded by the Innovative Medicine Initiative.

Apr 02, 2019

Nordic Countries Invest $19M in Personalized Medicine Research Projects

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The projects, set to begin this year, concern prostate cancer, infectious diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, heart disease, and sleep disorders.

Mar 28, 2019

New Consortium Outlines Vision for Pediatric Cell Atlas, Seeks Funding for Effort

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The effort, outlined in a Development Cell paper published online today, aims to complement the ongoing Human Cell Atlas initiative, but with a focus on pediatric health.

Mar 25, 2019

UK Biobank to Make Whole-Genome Sequencing Data on 500K-Sample Repository Publicly Available

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The project dovetails with a separate effort to sequence the whole exomes of the samples, the first 50,000 of which became available to researchers this month.

Mar 12, 2019

HeiScreen Preps Liquid Biopsy Breast Cancer Test for Year-End Launch

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The company's assay relies on a set of 15 methylation and microRNA markers to determine whether a woman has breast cancer.

Feb 21, 2019

With Studies Underway in South America and Asia, QuantuMDx Readies POC Platform for Launch

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The British molecular diagnostics firm recently completely a redesign of its point-of-care system, called Q-POC, and is planning to seek a CE-IVD mark for the device later this year.

Feb 15, 2019

Genomtec Plans 2021 Launch for Handheld MDx Platform, Respiratory Disease Panel

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The Polish company recently received 9 million Polish złoty ($2.4 million) from the country's National Center for Research and Development to support its activities.

Feb 15, 2019

GA4GH Announces New Driver Projects in Asia, Africa; Releases Data Use Ontology Standard

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The alliance has also deepened its ongoing partnership with ELIXIR, while continuing to roll out new tools and standards for genomic data discovery, analysis, and interpretation.

The Scan

Possible Effect of Border DNA Testing

The American Prospect writes that the pilot program to test the DNA of migrants could lead to more family separations.

Commission to Develop Report on Germline Editing

An international commission is to develop a report on how researchers, clinicians, and regulators should evaluate the clinical applications of human germline genome editing.

To Boost Productivity

The US Department of Agriculture presents a new blueprint for animal genomic research.

This Week in Genome Research

In Genome Research this week: repetitive element deletion linked to altered methylation and more in form of muscular dystrophy; human contamination in draft bacterial and archaeal genomes; and more.

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