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Researchers Validate Rapid Molecular Kaposi's Sarcoma Assay in Uganda
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The assay runs on a novel isothermal molecular instrument designed for low-resource setting with unreliable electrical supplies.

Hologic Aims to Expand Global Reach With Focus on Women's Health

At the JP Morgan Healthcare conference, CEO Steve MacMillan especially noted Africa as an underserved market for women's health.

T Cell Receptor Repertoire Analysis Points to Potential Tuberculosis Vaccine Targets

Based on sequencing data, researchers cataloged T-cell receptors and identified the epitopes they target in people exposed to Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Ginkgo Bioworks Plans Biosecurity Alliance With Botswana

In collaboration with the Botswana Ministry of Health, the firm will develop and implement new biosecurity capabilities for the African nation.

In Brief This Week: Meridian Bioscience, BioMérieux, Applied DNA Sciences, More

News items for the week of Dec. 12, 2022.

Oct 27, 2022

Francis Collins Calls for African Genomics 'Moonshot'

Oct 26, 2022

Ohio State University Team Combines Immunoassay, Mini Mass Spec for Malaria Detection
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Oct 24, 2022

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Gates Foundation Award $2M for Metagenomic Pathogen Research

Oct 17, 2022

PBD Biotech Gains £2.4M Investment for TB Blood Test Development

Sep 30, 2022

European Mobilise Project to Develop Mobile Labs for Managing Infectious Disease Outbreaks
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Sep 27, 2022

GATC Health, Akon Lighting to Generate AI-Driven Genomic Insights From Over 1M Africans

Sep 16, 2022

SARS-CoV-2 Genome Set Reveals Evolution, Spread in Africa

Sep 15, 2022

European-African Initiative to Invest €22M to Support Pathogen Genomic Epidemiology Efforts
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Sep 14, 2022

Illumina Accelerator Invests in Six New Startups

Sep 7, 2022

WHO Expands Prequalification Assessment for TB Molecular Test Developers

Sep 6, 2022

Unitaid, FIND, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine Launch $30M Initiatives for Better TB Testing

Aug 29, 2022

Lack of Cell Line Genetic Diversity Impacts Research, Clinical Translation of Results
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Aug 11, 2022

Ginkgo Bioworks, Rwandan Government Ink Biosecurity Agreement

Jul 21, 2022

Imagia Canexia Health, Anwa Medical Partner to Offer Liquid Biopsy in Middle East, North Africa

Jul 12, 2022

University of Miami, Collaborators Win $46M NIH Grant for Alzheimer's Disease Genetic Study

Jun 24, 2022

Non-Sputum CRISPR-Based Tuberculosis Test Shows High Sensitivity in HIV-Infected Children
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Jun 23, 2022

Founder Events Common in Human, Dog Populations, Study Finds

Jun 13, 2022

Guardant Health Completes Purchase of Guardant Health AMEA Joint Venture

Jun 10, 2022

Study Follows Infant Gut Microbiome Development in Nonindustrialized Hunter-Gatherer Population

Jun 2, 2022

African American-Derived Genetic Risk Scores Vary in Performance Between African Populations

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UK Team Presents Genetic, Epigenetic Sequencing Method

Using enzymatic DNA preparation steps, researchers in Nature Biotechnology develop a strategy for sequencing DNA, along with 5-methylcytosine and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, on existing sequencers.

DNA Biobank Developed for French Kidney Donors, Recipients

The KiT-GENIE biobank described in the European Journal of Human Genetics contains DNA samples, genotyping profiles, immune patterns, and clinical features for thousands of kidney donors or transplant recipients in Nantes, France.

Cardiometabolic Disease May Have Distinct Associations With Microbial Metabolites in Blood, Gut

By analyzing gut microbes in combination with related metabolites in feces and blood, researchers in Nature Communications found distinct cardiometabolic disease relationships at each site.

Study Reveals New Details About Genetics of Major Cause of Female Infertility

Researchers in Nature Medicine conducted a whole-exome sequencing study of mote than a thousand patients with premature ovarian insufficiency.