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NHGRI's Early Independents

Dec 01, 2011

The National Human Genome Research Institute this week profiles four of its postdoctoral fellows — Elizabeth Grice, Katherine Hyde, Praveen Sethupathy, and Michael Stitzel — and three extramural researchers it funds — Barbara Engelhardt, Jinchuan Xing, and Michael Hoffman — all of whom recently received National Institutes of Health Pathway to Independence Awards.

Our sister publication GenomeWeb Daily News has more on these intramural and extramural investigators.

Breaking News
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NFTs for Genome Sharing

Nature News writes that non-fungible tokens could be a way for people to profit from sharing genomic data.

Wastewater Warning System

Time magazine writes that cities and college campuses are monitoring sewage for SARS-CoV-2, an approach officials hope lasts beyond COVID-19.

Networks to Boost Surveillance

Scientific American writes that new organizations and networks aim to improve the ability of developing countries to conduct SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance.

Genome Biology Papers on Gastric Cancer Epimutations, BUTTERFLY, GUNC Tool

In Genome Biology this week: recurrent epigenetic mutations in gastric cancer, correction tool for unique molecular identifier-based assays, and more.