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New Products Posted to GenomeWeb: Illumina, Adaptive Biotechnologies, Personalis, More

Illumina NovaSeq 6000 v1.5 Reagent Kit

Illumina has launched a new NovaSeq 6000 reagent kit that the company said could reduce sequencing costs for a human genome to $600.

The v1.5 kit offers improved quality, with an average Q30 score above 85 percent for read lengths up to 2x150 bp. Additional cycles per kit enables full support for unique molecular identifiers. The kits also double shelf life — up to six months — and are compatible with the new Illumina DNA PCR-Free Prep kit.


Adaptive Biotechnologies ImmunoSeq T-Map COVID Service

Adaptive Biotechnologies has launched the immunoSeq T-Map COVID, a proprietary research product and data-analysis service to measure the T cell immune response to vaccines in development and track the persistence of that response over time.

The product leverages data from more than 1,000 patients to provide researchers with a quantitative map of T cell receptors and SARS-CoV-2 antigens that elicit an immune response. These data will be available through Adaptive's cloud-based immunoSeq Analyzer and is powered by ImmuneCode, an open database developed in partnership with Microsoft.


Personalis NeXT Liquid Biopsy

Personalis has launched NeXT Liquid Biopsy, an exome-scale blood-based tumor-profiling assay for advanced-stage solid tumor cancer patients. According to the company, the test monitors over 20 times more genes than most targeted liquid biopsy panels on the market. Personalis believes its more comprehensive option can help biopharmaceutical companies advance their understanding of tumor biology, including resistance mechanisms, to aid in the development of next-generation cancer therapies.


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The Scan

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Small Study of Gene Editing to Treat Sickle Cell Disease

In a Novartis-sponsored study in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that a CRISPR-Cas9-based treatment targeting promoters of genes encoding fetal hemoglobin could reduce disease symptoms.

Gut Microbiome Changes Appear in Infants Before They Develop Eczema, Study Finds

Researchers report in mSystems that infants experienced an enrichment in Clostridium sensu stricto 1 and Finegoldia and a depletion of Bacteroides before developing eczema.

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment Specificity Enhanced With Stem Cell Editing

A study in Nature suggests epitope editing in donor stem cells prior to bone marrow transplants can stave off toxicity when targeting acute myeloid leukemia with immunotherapy.