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COVID-19 Pandemic Accelerated Development of CRISPR as a Diagnostic Platform in 2020

The pace of development for CRISPR-based infectious disease assays increased as the pandemic progress

Nonprofit Friends of Cancer Research Launches Public-Private HRD Harmonization Project

The consortium aims to harmonize the use of homologous recombination deficiency as a biomarker to guide certain treatment types in cancer patients.

ASU Team Wins $6M in Government Funding to Develop Rapid Saliva Testing System for Coronavirus

The test will be designed to run on a portable device that can ultimately be rolled out to point-of-need settings such as doctors' offices and workplaces.

Takara Bio, BioSyntagma Develop High-Throughput SARS-CoV-2 Detection Method

The new method uses Takara Bio's SmartChip PCR instrument, chips, and reagents to run 5,184 reactions per chip in less than 30 minutes.

New Method for Detecting Point Mutations Could Significantly Impact Low-Cost Diagnostics
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The method can be used with isothermal amplification and paper-based readouts to detect infectious disease drug resistance in low-resource areas.

Aug 29, 2019

Baylor, Arizona State University Nab $1.6M NIH Grant to Develop Genome Editing Governance

Jul 24, 2019

DARPA Awards ASU $38.8M to Build Epigenetic-Based Device to Measure WMD Exposure

Jun 5, 2019

Complex Human Movements in Siberia, American Arctic Traced by Ancient DNA Studies

Dec 4, 2018

Q&A: Gary Marchant Discusses Research on Genetic Testing Lawsuits, Future Liability
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Jun 21, 2018

Systems Biology Study of Alzheimer's Disease Supports Ties to Virus

Jan 15, 2018

BARDA-Funded Radiation Exposure MDx Test Development Continues Apace
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Nov 16, 2017

CRISPR Patents Must Be 'Reined In,' Experts Say

May 31, 2017

Desert Tortoise Genome Gives Glimpse of Adaptation to Arid Climate, Longevity

Mar 7, 2017

Exosome Surface Markers May Enable Cancer-Specific Dx Tests
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Feb 9, 2017

Nanoparticle Method Offers Potential for Simple, Point-of-Care Exosome-Based Diagnostics
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Oct 6, 2016

NHGRI Awards $6.8M in Grants for DNA, RNA Sequencing Technology Development

May 6, 2016

New Zika Test Uses Isothermal RNA Amplification for Detection, CRISPR/Cas9 for Strain ID
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Apr 26, 2016

HPV Antibodies May Become Cancer Biomarkers With New Protein Array Technology
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Dec 31, 2015

Sequencing Study Points to Malaria Parasite Diversity in Colombia

Aug 20, 2014

Ancient Peruvian Samples Point to TB Transfer to New World via Marine Mammals

Dec 12, 2013

ASU Lab Develops Emulsion-based Continuous Flow Droplet qPCR for the Deep Sea and Beyond
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Sep 23, 2013

Mayo Clinic, Collaborators Establish Arizona Biobank

Aug 6, 2013

Moore Foundation Awards ASU Researchers $1.8M to Develop Microscopy Technology

Jul 9, 2013

IP Roundup: Panasonic, Ambergen, Illumina, Corning, Seng Enterprises, Charm Sciences, and More
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Jun 27, 2013

Genomics in the Journals: 2013.06.27

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University of Michigan President Fired

Mark Schlissel, the president of the University of Michigan, has been fired after an investigation into allegations he had an affair with a subordinate, the Washington Post reports.

Recommendation to Drop Charges

The Wall Street Journal says federal prosecutors recommended charges against MIT's Gang Chen, who was caught up by the China Initiative, be dropped.

Mix 'Em Together

The Guardian reports Moderna is planning to have a combination SARS-CoV-2, influenza, and RSV vaccine by the 2023 flu season.

PNAS Papers on Earth BioGenome Project, SETX Knockouts, Pig Model of Cystic Fibrosis

In PNAS this week: Earth BioGenome Project reports progress, analysis of cells missing the progressive neurodegenerative disease-linked SETX gene, and more.