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William Blair Initiates Coverage of MDxHealth With Outperform Rating

A letter to investors noted the company's dedicated focus on prostate cancer diagnostics, which de-risks the firm's growth outlook and path to profitability.

Single-Cell RNA Isoform Sequencing Picks up Steam as Long-Read Technologies Improve
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Recent advancements in long-read sequencing are enabling researchers to study full-length mRNA isoforms at the single-cell level.

White House Report Outlines Goals to Advance Genomic Research, Precision Therapy Development

The report, on goals for biotechnology and biomanufacturing in the US, suggests areas of investment including multiomics, cell therapies, gene editing, and microbial genome sequencing.

Cancer Sequencing Panel Speeds Rapidly Improving, but Clinical Impact Studies Are Needed
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Thermo Fisher Scientific's IonTorrent Genexus platform can provide cancer panel results in about a day, but data on clinical impact of the fast turnaround has not yet been produced.

In Brief This Week: Applied DNA Clinical Labs, Enzo Biochem, Alveo Technologies

News items for the week of March 20, 2023

Mar 23, 2023

Admixture of Stone Age European Farmers, Hunter-Gatherers Led to Genetic Loci Under Selection

Mar 23, 2023

Onconova Therapeutics, Pangea Biomed Collaborate on AI-Driven Cancer Biomarker Study

Mar 23, 2023

Genetic Risk of Substance Use Disorders Untangled in Large-Scale GWAS Meta-Analysis

Mar 23, 2023

Baylor Team Aims to Identify Chemo Toxicity Biomarkers in Latino Pediatric Leukemia Patients
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Mar 22, 2023

Genomadix Gets FDA 510(k) Clearance for PCR System, CYP2C19 Test

Mar 22, 2023

BostonGene, Little Warrior Foundation Partner to Develop Sarcoma-Specific Liquid Biopsy

Mar 22, 2023

Invitae, Deerfield Management Partner to Mine Test Data for Rare Disease Drug Development

Mar 22, 2023

Massive Bio, NeoGenomics Collaborate on AI-Driven Oncology Clinical Trial Matching

Mar 21, 2023

Layoffs at Life Science, Dx Firms Continue as Thermo Fisher Scientific, Natera Shrink Payrolls

Mar 21, 2023

Previse Launches Esophageal Cancer Risk Test, Raises $3M to Support Commercial Expansion

Mar 21, 2023

Male Urethral Microbiome Can Harbor Bacteria Transmitted Through Vaginal Sex

Mar 21, 2023

Guardant Health, Ohio State University Partner on Blood-Based Colon Cancer Screening Study

Mar 21, 2023

Invitae, Epic Sign Deal to Integrate Genetic Test Results Into EMR System

Mar 21, 2023

PacBio Bioinformatics Focusing on Pipelines to Support Long-Read Sequencing Data
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Mar 20, 2023

Blood-Based 'Omics Signatures Reflect 'Biological' BMI, Metabolic Health

Mar 20, 2023

Illumina Pushes Back Against Icahn's Proposed Board Nominees

Mar 20, 2023

Genetic Causes of Three Rare Diseases Identified From UK 100K Genomes Data by Mount Sinai-led Team

Mar 20, 2023

Cue Health Gets FDA EUA for Monkeypox Molecular Test

Mar 20, 2023

DiaSorin Gets FDA 510(k) for Molecular COVID-19/Flu Assay

Mar 20, 2023

ACMG Panel Discusses Potential, Pitfalls of Precision Medicine Following Newborn Screening

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Genes Linked to White-Tailed Jackrabbits' Winter Coat Color Change

Climate change, the researchers noted in Science, may lead to camouflage mismatch and increase predation of white-tailed jackrabbits.

Adenine Base Editor Targets SCID Mutation in New Study

Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, report in Cell that adenine base editing was able to produce functional T lymphocytes in a model of severe combined immune deficiency.

Researchers Find Gene Affecting Alkaline Sensitivity in Plants

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Science have found a locus affecting alkaline-salinity sensitivity, which could aid in efforts to improve crop productivity, as they report in Science.

International Team Proposes Checklist for Returning Genomic Research Results

Researchers in the European Journal of Human Genetics present a checklist to guide the return of genomic research results to study participants.