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Jul 13, 2017

MinION in the Clinic

UK clinicians are to begin a trial using Oxford Nanopore's MinION to diagnose pneumonia, according to the Telegraph.

May 12, 2017

Metagenomic Analysis Tool Taxonomer IDs Multiple Pathogens From Clinical Samples

The tool has been applied to determine the pathogenic cause of hemorrhagic fever, and is powering a new test for respiratory disease pathogens.

May 11, 2017

With New Instrument and Assay Claims, BioMérieux Takes on Antibiotic Stewardship

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The approach is based on a new approval of the BacT/ALERT Virtuo system and new indications for the firm's procalcitonin assay.

Oct 26, 2016

Curetis Wraps Up US Clinical Trial for Lower Respiratory Infection Panel; Readies FDA Submission

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For the 40-target panel, the trial found an overall average weighted sensitivity and specificity of 90 and 99 percent, respectively.

Sep 12, 2016

This Week in PLOS

In PLOS this week: genetic networks involved in antibiotic sensitivity, syphilis pathogen proteome, and more.

Jun 15, 2016

FDA Clears Meridian Bioscience's Updated Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Test

The test is an improved version of one that was approved three years ago, and runs on the firm's illumigene molecular diagnostics platform.

Mar 03, 2016

Curetis Validating Blood Culture Cartridge for CE-IVD Launch in Q2

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The firm has also begun setting up US operations as it prepares to submit for FDA approval of its MDx system and lower respiratory tract infection diagnostic. 

Jan 13, 2016

Cepheid, MedImmune, COMBACTE Ink Bacterial Dx Collaboration

Cepheid will create Xpert cartridge tests to detect S. aureus and P. aeuginosa, to be used in clinical trials for biologics intended to prevent pneumonia.

Aug 20, 2015

Comparative Sequencing Study Sheds Light on Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Evolution

A University of Alabama, Birmingham team used the Illumina MiSeq platform to perform next-generation sequencing on 15 strains of M. pneumoniae. 

Apr 17, 2015

Curetis Second-gen Pneumonia Test Gets CE Mark, Set to Launch Later This Month

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Meanwhile, the company is moving ahead with a clinical trial to support the assay's approval in the US.

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The Scan

Embryos Edited in US

Technology Review reports that researchers in the US have used CRISPR to modify a number of human embryos.

True Blue

By introducing genes from butterfly peas and Canterbury bells, researchers in Japan have developed a blue chrysanthemum, according to NPR.

All the Plants

Plant researchers plan to sequence some 10,000 samples that represent the major plant clades, ScienceInsider reports.

This Week in Nature

In Nature this week: a Danish reference genome, and more.

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