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908 Devices ZipChip CE-MS Device Oligo Kits

908 Devices announced the ZipChip Oligos assay kit for the company's ZipChip device. The kit provides users with a rapid and simple means of obtaining high-resolution separation and mass spec data from a wide range of oligonucleotides. The kit features orthogonal separation to liquid chromatography, mass identification and quantitation with CE-MS, and analysis within minutes with minimal sample prep and method development, all without the need for ion-pairing reagents. 

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Hormone-Based Gene Therapy to Sterilize Domestic Cat

A new paper in Nature Communication suggests that gene therapy could be a safer alternative to spaying domestic cats.

Active Lifestyle Linked to Type 2 Diabetes Prevention in People at High Genetic Risk

A study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine shows that an active lifestyle goes a long way in type 2 diabetes prevention.

Beneficial, Harmful Effects of Introgression Between Wild and Domesticated European Grapes

A paper in PNAS shows that European wild grapevines were an important resource for improving the flavor of cultivated wine grapes.

Genetic Ancestry of South America's Indigenous Mapuche Traced

Researchers in Current Biology analyzed genome-wide data from more than five dozen Mapuche individuals to better understand their genetic history.