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New Products Posted to GenomeWeb: Agilent, Swift Biosciences, Opentrons, NIPD Genetics

Agilent SureSelect XT HS2 DNA Kit
Agilent Technologies has launched its SureSelect XT HS2 DNA kit, which it said will offer researchers a complete solution to choose workflow options. The firm said the kit allows users to multiplex hundreds of samples in one sequencing run, remove sample contamination by indexing from reads, and improve error correction to detect variants with low allele frequencies.

Swift Biosciences, Opentrons Labworks Automated 2S Turbo DNA Library Preparation 
Swift Biosciences and Opentrons Labworks have launched pre-scripted, automated protocols for the Swift 2S Turbo DNA library preparation kit on the Opentrons OT-2 liquid handler. The protocol can be combined with the Swift Deceleration Module to obtain longer fragments of 550 bp, control fragmentation time on automation platforms, or adjust sample elution buffer.
NIPD Genetics Veragene
NIPD Genetics has expanded its Veragene noninvasive prenatal test. The new version of the assay, which covers aneuploidies, microdeletions, and monogenic diseases, is able to identify 2,000 mutations in 99 genes involved in 100 monogenic autosomal recessive and X-linked disorders.
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The Scan

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Mild, Severe Psoriasis Marked by Different Molecular Features, Spatial Transcriptomic Analysis Finds

A spatial transcriptomics paper in Science Immunology finds differences in cell and signaling pathway activity between mild and severe psoriasis.

ChatGPT Does As Well As Humans Answering Genetics Questions, Study Finds

Researchers in the European Journal of Human Genetics had ChatGPT answer genetics-related questions, finding it was about 68 percent accurate, but sometimes gave different answers to the same question.