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Jun 25, 2018

Cholera Sequencing Uncovers Multiple Strains Circulating in Bangladesh

The researchers also reported that cholera strains infecting members of the same household were highly similar, suggesting in-household transmissions.

Nov 10, 2017

This Week in Science

In Science this week: genomics tracks cholera pandemics.

Nov 09, 2017

Genome Sequencing Sheds Light on Cholera Lineages Contributing to Outbreaks

By sequencing Vibrio cholerae isolates from Africa and Latin America, investigators got a look at the lineages leading to outbreaks over several decades.

Nov 15, 2016

Current Pandemic Cholera Strain Developed in Six Stages, Study Finds

Genome sequences from isolates of Vibrio cholerae collected before and after the so-called seventh cholera pandemicprovide insights into the strain's evolution.

Oct 23, 2015

Mediven's MDx Tests Get CE-IVD Mark

The Malaysian company received CE-IVD marking for its PCR-based tests for influenza A/B and for cholera. 

Feb 18, 2015

The Search for an Old Cholera Strain

Researchers are looking through well-preserved remains of cholera victims in an abandoned Italian cemetery for Vibrio cholerae DNA.

Jan 02, 2015

RNA-seq Study of Cholera Pathogen Connects Bacteria-Killing Mechanism to Horizontal Gene Transfer

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Several regulatory genes are responsible for starting a process that both kills surrounding bacteria and adds their DNA to the pathogen's own genome.

Nov 06, 2014

Genomics in the Journals

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – A team from Japan and the US used a combination of whole-genome sequencing, exome sequencing, and "oncovirome" sequencing to scrutinize matched tumor and normal samples from more than 500 individuals from different populations who had a form of liver cancer called hepatocel

Jan 09, 2014

Genomics in the Journals

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – In Cell, researchers from China and the US described an approach for analyzing the genomes of individual human oocytes — a strategy that's expected to prove useful for understandi

Jul 03, 2013

Genomics in the Journals

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) - In Lancet Respiratory Medicine, an international team led by investigators at the Duke University Medical Center described findings from a prospective study looking at asthma-related information that can be

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Hundreds of Thousands Wasted

The Associated Press reports that the US government wasted $341,000 on travel by former Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price.

Down in the Comments

Women who post YouTube science videos get more critical comments and more comments about their appearance than male video hosts, the New York Times reports.

Mistrust Lingers

The Wall Street Journal writes that participating in genetic research brings up the specter of past research ethics lapses for some African Americans.

This Week in PLOS

In PLOS this week: sequences influencing yeast prion aggregation or degradation, dengue virus genetic variants affect transmission dynamics, and more.

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