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USDA-ARS Evaluating PathoGenetix Technology for Foodborne Pathogen Identification

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – PathoGenetix and the US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service announced late on Monday the evaluation of PathoGenetix's technology for identifying strains of Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli, or STECs, and Salmonella enterica.

Vendors See Arrays as 'Consistent Next Step' for Most Plant and Animal Researchers
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Mars, USDA, IBM-Led Team Sequence Cacao Genome

Researchers from Mars, Inc., the US Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Research Service, and IBM have sequenced the cacao genome and are making the data publicly available prior to publication.

Fluidigm Debuts Reusable Chip Format to Meet 'Enormous' Ag-Bio Demand
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The new integrated fluidic circuit, called the FR48, enables users to run 48 assays on 48 samples on Fluidigm's existing BioMark and EP1 instruments as well as a new instrument that was specially designed for the new chip. The company recommends that the reusable chip be used a maximum of five times for optimal performance.

CLARIFICATION: USDA Helps Sequence Woodland Strawberry Genome

A consortium supported in part by Roche Diagnostics is sequencing a genome that will serve as a model for other Rosaceae plants.
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Latent HIV Found in White Blood Cells of Individuals on Long-Term Treatments

Researchers in Nature Microbiology find HIV genetic material in monocyte white blood cells and in macrophages that differentiated from them in individuals on HIV-suppressive treatment.

Seagull Microbiome Altered by Microplastic Exposure

The overall diversity and the composition at gut microbiome sites appear to coincide with microplastic exposure and ingestion in two wild bird species, according to a new Nature Ecology and Evolution study.

Study Traces Bladder Cancer Risk Contributors in Organ Transplant Recipients

In eLife, genome and transcriptome sequencing reveal mutation signatures, recurrent somatic mutations, and risky virus sequences in bladder cancers occurring in transplant recipients.

Genes Linked to White-Tailed Jackrabbits' Winter Coat Color Change

Climate change, the researchers noted in Science, may lead to camouflage mismatch and increase predation of white-tailed jackrabbits.