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LexaGene, US Army to Test Automated Pathogen Detection System for Biothreats

The RT-PCR system was developed for veterinary diagnostic and food safety applications but is being tested for human pathogens under the cooperative R&D agreement.

Newly Rebranded Inteliquet Bolstering Precision Oncology Offerings Through NCI Contract
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The company formerly known as TransMed Systems looks to bring "clarity and transparency" to the emerging field of precision oncology and in patient-trial matching.

Seven Bridges to Develop Data-Analysis Tools for VA's Million Vet Program

The work will support the Million Veteran Program, which aims to study the link between genes and disease using a research cohort veterans and active military.

CytoTest, USU, Henry M. Jackson to Develop Biomarkers for Prostate Cancer

The partners signed a CRADA to develop biomarkers discovered by the Center for Prostate Disease Research for use in clinical diagnostic testing. 

PositiveID Collaborates With US Military to Further Develop Handheld Real-time PCR Device

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – PositiveID today announced an agreement with the US Special Operations Command Research, Development, and Acquisition Center to further develop military applications for the company's real-time PCR pathogen detection system, Firefly Dx.
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White-Tailed Deer Harbor SARS-CoV-2 Variants No Longer Infecting Humans, Study Finds

A new study in PNAS has found that white-tailed deer could act as a reservoir of SARS-CoV-2 variants no longer found among humans.

Study Points to Benefits of Local Consolidative Therapy, Targeted Treatments in Cancer Care

In JCO Precision Oncology, researchers report that local consolidative therapy combined with molecularly targeted treatments could improve survival for some lung cancer patients.

Genetic Variants That Lower LDL Cholesterol Linked to Reduced Heart Disease Risk

Rare variants in two genes that lower LDL cholesterol are also associated with a decreased risk of coronary heart disease, according to a new JAMA Cardiology study.

Study Links Evolution of Longevity, Social Organization in Mammals

With the help of comparative phylogenetics and transcriptomics, researchers in Nature Communications see ties between lifespan and social organization in mammals.