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Max Planck Team Develops Plasma Proteomic Test for Liver Disease
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The researchers used tissue and plasma proteomics to identify marker for detecting fibrosis, inflammation, and steatosis and for predicting liver-related events.

Broad Institute, Novo Nordisk Foundation Launch Center to Study Genomic Mechanisms of Disease

The center, which is being funded by a $47.5 million commitment from the foundation, will initially focus on type 2 diabetes and obesity.

Danish Researchers to Integrate Genomic Data With New Disease Trajectory Browser
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Plans are underway to add genomics data from various Danish cohorts to the browser, which will provide greater insight into disease progression.

BGI, Novo Nordisk Partner to Create Collaborative Framework

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – BGI and Novo Nordisk today announced a collaboration to create a "global collaboration framework."

Movers & Shakers: Jul 15, 2011
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Marc Voigt, Lars Rebien Sorensen, Robert McBurney
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Foxtail Millet Pangenome, Graph-Based Reference Genome

Researchers in Nature Genetics described their generation of a foxtail millet pangenome, which they say can help in crop trait improvement.

Protein Length Distribution Consistent Across Species

An analysis in Genome Biology compares the lengths of proteins across more than 2,300 species, finding similar length distributions.

Novel Genetic Loci Linked to Insulin Resistance in New Study

A team reports in Nature Genetics that it used glucose challenge test data to home in on candidate genes involved in GLUT4 expression or trafficking.

RNA Editing in Octopuses Seems to Help Acclimation to Shifts in Water Temperature

A paper in Cell reports that octopuses use RNA editing to help them adjust to different water temperatures.