Disease Areas
News and analysis on disease research and diagnostics.
Single-Cell Genomics Study Elucidates Viral, Host Factors of Human Cytomegalovirus
The researchers use pooled CRISPR interference to define the function of each factor involved in the infection of primary human fibroblasts.
The technique, used in noninvasive prenatal testing to detect microduplications or microdeletions, could detect copy number alterations in B-cell lymphoma patients.
BforCure Raises $2.3M to Adapt Rapid PCR Platform for Cancer Detection
The firm said that in the short term it aims to provide a menu of syndromic panels, and in the coming years enter cancer diagnostic testing through a partnership with ID-Solutions.
Not Immediately Told
The US National Institutes of Health tells lawmakers that one of its grantees did not immediately report that it had developed a more infectious coronavirus, Science says.
Seems Effective in Kids
The Associated Press reports that the Pfizer-BioNTech SARS-CoV-2 vaccine for children appears to be highly effective at preventing symptomatic disease.