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IndyGeneUS Closes $2M Pre-Seed Financing Round

The company also launched the first version of its GeneUS software for genetics-based health risk assessment for underserved populations.

In Brief This Week: Thermo Fisher Scientific, Bio-Techne, 54gene, and More

News items for the week of Dec. 13, 2021.

GWAS With Higher Genetic Diversity Lead to More Accurate Use of Polygenic Risk Scores

Increasing diversity in large studies results in substantial improvements in fine-mapping functional variants and portability of polygenic prediction.

Protective Effect of Human Sickle Hemoglobin Against Malaria Varies with Parasite Genotype

A joint analysis of host and parasite genetic variation found that children with an HbS genotype had malaria caused by a parasite with three particular genetic variants.

In Brief This Week: Veracyte, Danaher, Chembio Diagnostics, and More

News items for the week of Nov. 29, 2021.

Nov 17, 2021

IndyGeneUS AI Secures $1.5M Seed Investment From South African IsimoVest VC Partners

Nov 16, 2021

Illumina, Genetic Alliance Launch $120M Global Whole-Genome Sequencing Program

Nov 4, 2021

Mission Bio Signs Exclusive Distribution Deal With Alliance Global for Middle East, Africa

Nov 3, 2021

Yemaachi Biotech, Lucence Aim to Improve Genomic Breast Cancer Testing in Ghana and Beyond
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Oct 20, 2021

Genomic Studies Presented at ASHG Explore Malaria Responses in West African Children

Oct 12, 2021

Partnership Aims to Sequence African Genomes in Fight for Health Equity
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Sep 16, 2021

54gene Raises $25M in Series B Round

Sep 15, 2021

2021 Ebola Outbreak Resulted From Viral Latency, Reactivation, Genomic Study Finds

Sep 13, 2021

BC Platforms, African Institute of Everyone Genome Form Genome Data Management Alliance

Sep 1, 2021

In ESHG-ASHG Discussion, Researchers Consider Paths to Socially Just Global Genetics

Aug 19, 2021

Facial Architecture GWAS Finds Novel Loci Associated With East African Facial Features

Aug 18, 2021

Data Privacy Concerns Top of Mind for Planned African Genome Project
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Jul 23, 2021

In Brief This Week: Caribou Biosciences, AnchorDx, Neogen, Microbiome Insights, More

Jul 13, 2021

Hyrax Biosciences, Roche Diagnostics Form SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing Tech Alliance

Jun 14, 2021

Genetic Analysis of H. Pylori Indicates Americas Colonized in One Main Migration Event

Jun 10, 2021

Rockefeller Foundation Funds Global Pathogen Sequencing With $20M, Forms Collaborations

Jun 9, 2021

Novel Locus Tied to Rheumatic Heart Disease in Black Africans

Jun 3, 2021

Shoreline Biome Inks Distribution Deal With Inqaba Biotec for Sub-Saharan Africa

May 19, 2021

Yourgene, Alliance Global Sign Distribution Deal for Middle East, Africa

May 7, 2021

In Brief This Week: Ginkgo Bioworks, Novacyt, Viome, and More

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The Scan

Omicron's Sewage Path

The New York Times writes that testing sewage is helping public health officials track Omicron.

IBM Sells Part of Watson Health

The Wall Street Journal reports IBM is selling part of its Watson Health business to an investment firm.

Identifying the Right Whales

The Boston Globe writes that genetic testing has helped identify North American right whales and find that weaning can take place earlier than thought.

Science Papers on Approach to Quickly Sort Single Cells, Alternative Splicing in Cancer

In Science this week: high-speed sorting of single cells using fluorescence imaging, and more.