Prospective research suggests DNA and RNA sequencing can reveal pathogen, microbiome, and host expression features to detect lower respiratory tract infections.
A new analysis pointed to a rise in over-generalized or incorrect bacterial identification by k-mer lowest common ancestor methods as the database has grown.
Researchers integrated results from a pathogen-host association study with available clinical data to find variants influencing both infection responses and other disease risks.
Vela purchased Great Basin for $1.4 million in June, and will reopen its Utah-based lab, rehire employees, and commercialize the firm's infectious disease platform.
Cornell researchers plan to test cell-free DNA in a prospective study for diagnosing infection and antimicrobial resistance in kidney transplant patients.
The French firm will assess the ability of its iDtect metagenomic NGS assay to identify pathogenic bacteria and viruses in febrile neutropenia patients.
Customers might want to consider what they might learn about their risk of diseases like Alzheimer's before snagging the genetic testing kits that are on many gift guides this year, NJ.com writes.
Stat News reports that the pause on procuring fetal tissue for intramural US National Institutes of Health research will soon affect additional labs there.
