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Bibby Scientific, PCRmax Breathe New Life into Former Illumina qPCR System
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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) — Through its acquisition of PCRmax announced last week, Staffordshire, UK-based Bibby Scientific intends to breathe new life into the ECO qPCR system, a low-cost benchtop platform formerly sold by Illumina but discontinued by that company last year.

Bibby Scientific Acquires PCRmax

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) — Bibby Scientific said today that it has acquired PCRmax, a UK-based sales and distribution company set up specifically to capture a significant share of the PCR and qPCR markets.

New Rapid RT-PCR Assay Detects All HIV-1 Groups
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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – As part of a larger project aimed at producing a handheld molecular diagnostic for use in the developing world, researchers at Dartmouth have developed an assay to rapidly and reliably detect all subtypes of HIV-1 in plasma samples.

Illumina Scraps PCR Business, Citing Need to Prioritize Sequencing, Arrays
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Illumina's brief dalliance with the real-time PCR instrumentation and reagents market is coming to an end.

Illumina Reaches 1K Mark for Eco PCR Sales; Plans to Focus More on 'Low-Plex' Platforms
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Illumina President and CEO Jay Flatley said this week that the company has installed nearly 1,000 of its Eco real-time PCR systems since it launched the platform in July 2010 after acquiring biotech firm Helixis.
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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.