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Ginkgo Bioworks Acquires Massachusetts COVID-19 Testing Firm
Project Beacon COVID-19 was started by F-Prime Capital, GV, and the Broad Institute to help implement COVID-19 testing in Massachusetts and its environs.
Singular Genomics, Broad Institute Partner to Integrate G4 Sequencer With Terra Data Platform
Under the partnership, researchers using the Singular G4 sequencer will have access to cloud-based data storage and analytical tools optimized for genomic data.
Twin Prime Editing Promises More Precise DNA Changes Without Double-Strand Breaks
Developed by Broad Institute researchers, the method uses a prime editor protein and two prime editing guide RNAs to replace or excise endogenous DNA sequences.
Polygenic Risk Scores Edge Toward Clinic, Though Disease Prediction Utility Questions Linger
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Researchers have conflicting interpretations of recent studies into how much polygenic risk scores might contribute to disease risk predictions.
A new class of transposon-encoded RNA-guided nucleases could be used as biotech tools, and could also reveal new insights on the evolution of CRISPR enzymes.