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NIH Awards Ceres Nanosciences $8.2M for Wastewater-Based COVID-19 Surveillance

The Manassas, Virginia-based firm will collaborate with researchers at Emory University to develop a system for the Atlanta metro area.

Ceres Nanosciences Hydrogel Technology Shows Promise for Capturing Circulating Tumor DNA
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Ceres plans to develop its Nanotrap technology to isolate undetectable levels of circulating tumor DNA in blood samples from non-small cell lung cancer patients.

Ceres Nanosciences Nabs $243K SBIR Grant to Adapt RNA Capture Tech for Portable Sequencing

The firm's Nanotrap virus particles provide an alternative to RNA extraction kits and could help improve detection for respiratory viruses, including SARS-CoV-2.

NIH Awards $129M to Nine Dx Firms for Rapid COVID-19 Diagnostics

Some of the firms will receive money to speed up test development, while others will use the funds to expand their testing and manufacturing capacity.

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Pig Organ Transplants Considered

The Wall Street Journal reports that the US Food and Drug Administration may soon allow clinical trials that involve transplanting pig organs into humans.

'Poo-Bank' Proposal

Harvard Medical School researchers suggest people should bank stool samples when they are young to transplant when they later develop age-related diseases.

Spurred to Develop Again

New Scientist reports that researchers may have uncovered why about 60 percent of in vitro fertilization embryos stop developing.

Science Papers Examine Breast Milk Cell Populations, Cerebral Cortex Cellular Diversity, Micronesia Population History

In Science this week: unique cell populations found within breast milk, 100 transcriptionally distinct cell populations uncovered in the cerebral cortex, and more.