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SolveBio Acquisition Fuels QuartzBio's Ambitions in Biomarker Discovery
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In purchasing startup SolveBio, Precision for Medicine's QuartzBio saw an opportunity to augment its genomic and clinical data analytics during a growth phase.

Precision for Medicine's QuartzBio Acquires Genomic Data Analytics Firm SolveBio

QuartzBio expects SolveBio's genomics and clinical data analytics technology to accelerate biomarker discovery in pursuit of precision therapies.

M&A Deals in MDx/Omics Research Tools Space Up 13 Percent in 2019
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Although Illumina's failure to acquire Pacific Biosciences stood out in 2019, the upward trend in M&A activity in the omics space in 2018 continued last year.

Akoya Biosciences, Precision for Medicine to Develop Liquid Biopsy, Tissue Biomarker Tests

The team will combine Akoya's Vectra Polaris system with Precision for Medicine's Apostream tool to validate companion diagnostics and assess drug efficacy. 

Precision for Medicine Acquires Biospecimen Providers ProMedDx, GLAS

The deals follow a pair of other recent acquisitions by Precision for Medicine in the artificial intelligence technology and biomarker analysis fields.

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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.