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In Brief This Week: Guardant Health, Pacific Biosciences, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and More

News items for the week of Sept. 27, 2021.

Ancient DNA Details Population Dynamics Within Andean Tiwanaku Civilization

Using low-coverage sequencing data for individuals going back up to 1,800 years, investigators explored a complex pre-Columbian civilization at a site in Bolivia and Peru.

Polynesian Island Population History Revealed From Present-Day Human Genomes

With ancestry and admixture data from 430 modern-day individuals in Polynesian populations, researchers followed Middle Age migrations to islands in the Pacific.

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

The commensal stomach bacterium evolved and moved with people, and a new analysis of it provides more details into the peopling of Siberia and the Americas.

Euformatics Expands Latin American Presence With A&C Group Distribution Deal

The deal with A&C Group gives Euformatics a foothold in Bolivia, Peru, and Paraguay, building on an earlier partnership in Brazil.

May 6, 2021

Tuberculosis Study Leads to Potential Immune Markers for Active Disease

Apr 14, 2021

Genomic, Epidemiological Analysis Traces SARS-CoV-2 P.1 Lineage Emergence in Brazil

Mar 18, 2021

Euformatics Partners With Síntese Biotecnologia to Enter Latin American Market

Feb 19, 2021

Genetic Study of Skin Pigmentation in African Americans Uncovers Links to Vitamin D Deficiency

Feb 11, 2021

Neanderthal Gene Variant Alters Neurodevelopment in Human Brain Organoids

Feb 5, 2021

GWAS of Latin Americans Suggests Lip Shape Influenced by Locus of Denisovan Origin

Feb 3, 2021

Epimune Inks Latin American Distribution Deal for Lymphocyte Quantification Test

Jan 22, 2021

In Brief This Week: Myriad Genetics, Guardant Health, Twist Bioscience, and More

Dec 23, 2020

Ancient DNA Analysis Sheds New Light on Origin of Caribbean Populations

Nov 4, 2020

Biocartis to Invest in IVD Partnerships Following Termination of Genomic Health Deal
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Nov 3, 2020

Biocartis Collaborating With GeneproDx, Endpoint Health on Tests for Idylla Platform

Oct 14, 2020

PerkinElmer to Provide Testing for BioMarin Program in Mexico

Oct 1, 2020

Genomic Study of Argentinian Cholera Outbreak Finds Differences Between Endemic, Epidemic Bacteria

Aug 12, 2020

Traveler's Diarrhea Among Soldiers Linked to Gut Microbiome Changes

Jul 28, 2020

Startup CRISPR Firm Caspr Biotech Developing COVID Dx Using New Extremophile Bacteria Nuclease
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Jul 24, 2020

In Brief This Week: FDA, Caris Life Sciences, SeqBiome, and More

Jul 17, 2020

In Brief This Week: PerkinElmer, Thermo Fisher Scientific, BioReference Laboratories, and More

Jul 17, 2020

Cepheid Debuts 10-Color Molecular Detection Technology With New Tuberculosis Test
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Jul 10, 2020

Todos Medical Inks Expanded Deal for 3D Medicines PCR Test Kits in US

Jul 8, 2020

Native Americans, Polynesians in Contact 800 Years Ago, Genomic Study Indicates

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And a Fourth?

A fourth dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in an Israeli study increased antibody levels but did not prevent Omicron variant infections, according to the Financial Times.

For Better Science Software

A virtual institute funded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt's philanthropy aims to lure software engineers to academia, Science reports.

Recommendation Explanations

The New York Times writes that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is straining to both make and explain decisions based on limited information.

Genome Research Papers on De Novo Mutation Rates, Polyploid Genotyping, Oncogene Epigenomic Translocation

In Genome Research this week: de novo mutations rates in hemoglobin subunits, analysis of variant calling methods for polyploid plants, and more.