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Jun 17, 2019

PLOS Has Skin Cancer Risk Scores and More This Week

In PLOS this week: analysis of polygenic risk scores for skin cancer, chronic pain GWAS, and more.

May 31, 2019

Fungus Made to Kill Mosquitos

Researchers have genetically modified a fungus to kill malaria-spreading mosquitos, according to NPR.

May 30, 2019

Ancient DNA Gives Insight Into Spread of Pastoralism in Sub-Saharan Africa

The researchers' model indicates that numerous admixture events took place as pastoralism arose in sub-Saharan Africa.

May 29, 2019

CRISPR-Based Antimicrobial Resistance Dx Tool Makes Metagenomic Sequencing More Accessible

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The FLASH method, which depletes unwanted DNA from samples, allows labs to perform deep metagenomic sequencing on smaller, less expensive instruments.

May 24, 2019

Leptospira Genome Set Leads to New Species, Refined Classification Scheme

Researchers identified 34 known and 30 new Leptospira species by sequencing dozens of isolates from soil and water samples in Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania.

May 13, 2019

This Week in PLOS

In PLOS this week: profile of a yeast mycoparasite, biology of complex diseases, and more.

May 06, 2019

This Week in PLOS

In PLOS this week: exome sequencing ties PIK3C2A mutation to new Mendelian disorder, genetic profiles of Plasmodium species in Namibia, and more.

May 03, 2019

This Week in Science

In Science this week: gene variants in Gulf killifish adapted to polluted regions, and more.

May 02, 2019

WHO Prequalifies Abbott HIV Viral-Load POC Test

The firm said that its nucleic acid amplification test provides viral load measurements of HIV type 1 groups M/N and O, and HIV-2 within 70 minutes

Apr 30, 2019

Malaria Test from Eiken Chemical Detects Less-Diagnosed Species

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The test for P. vivax-associated malaria was developed with support from FIND and will be distributed by Human Diagnostics Worldwide.

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The Scan

Aiming for the Mutations

The chief executive of the National Health Service in England is to call for tumor-agnostic drugs to be "fast-tracked," according to the Times.

Why in Decline?

Researchers in Australia are sequencing the Wollemi pine tree to try to protect it from extinction, Australia's ABC News reports.

Time Off and a Connection

Computerworld ranks Illumina as one of the top midsize organizations to work at in IT.

Genome Research Papers Examine Epigenetic Aging and Method to ID CNVs

In Genome Research this week: links between biological aging and mutations affecting epigenetic regulators; long-read sequencing-based strategy to map chromatin accessibility; and more.

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