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Most Viewed Articles on GWDN Last Week: Jun 1, 2015

Jun 01, 2015 | staff reporter

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – What were the articles that gained the most interest from GenomeWeb readers last week? Here are the top five:

1)      NEJM Articles Discuss FDA Regulation, Clinical Validation of Genomic Tests

2)      Estonian Population Profiling Reveals Recurrent, Rare CNVs Linked to Intellectual Ability

3)      Former General Counsel Sues Bio-Rad Alleging Whistleblower Retaliation

4)      Sequenom to Consolidate Lab Facilities

5)      FDA Clears Roche Cobas C. Diff Test

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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.