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Gentris Taps BioFortis' Software to Manage Biorepository Data
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Gentris has selected BioFortis' Labmatrix and Qiagram software to manage samples and data collection and integration activities in its biorepository.

France Funds $17M Cancer Profiling, Biomarker Effort

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The French government has provided €13.4 million ($17.4 million) to fund the Innovative MODels Initiative (IMODI), a partnership aimed at facilitating the development of new cancer treatments.

Downloads and Upgrades: AFITT 2.2.0, OncoGenomics Explorer, Omics Explorer 2.3, and more
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OpenEye has released AFITT 2.2.0, an application designed to help crystallographers fit ligands to observed data.

Catalysis Foundation for Health Taps BioFortis Labmatrix for Tuberculosis Biomarker Study
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BioFortis said the foundation will use the platform to collect and manage patient specimen data and clinical information, track shipment status, analyze data from thousands of patient biospecimens, and view real-time study results from pre-built or ad hoc data queries.

Rush University Selects BioFortis Software to Manage Methylation Biomarker Data
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Investigators at Rush University Medical Center will use BioFortis' Labmatrix to manage its biobank and biomarker data for research efforts focused on early detection and diagnosis of cancer and neurodegenerative diseases.
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Positive Framing of Genetic Studies Can Spark Mistrust Among Underrepresented Groups

Researchers in Human Genetics and Genomics Advances report that how researchers describe genomic studies may alienate potential participants.

Small Study of Gene Editing to Treat Sickle Cell Disease

In a Novartis-sponsored study in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that a CRISPR-Cas9-based treatment targeting promoters of genes encoding fetal hemoglobin could reduce disease symptoms.

Gut Microbiome Changes Appear in Infants Before They Develop Eczema, Study Finds

Researchers report in mSystems that infants experienced an enrichment in Clostridium sensu stricto 1 and Finegoldia and a depletion of Bacteroides before developing eczema.

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment Specificity Enhanced With Stem Cell Editing

A study in Nature suggests epitope editing in donor stem cells prior to bone marrow transplants can stave off toxicity when targeting acute myeloid leukemia with immunotherapy.