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Jun 27, 2018

This Week in Cell

In Cell this week: structural variant profiles for metastatic prostate cancer; approach for visualizing mRNA, lncRNA transcription; and more.

Oct 13, 2017

'Digital' Nucleic Acid Amplification Shows Promise for Rapid Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing

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A new assay uses digital loop-mediated isothermal amplification (dLAMP) to perform phenotypic antibacterial susceptibility testing in 30 minutes.

Sep 18, 2017

Teeny Tiny DNA Robot

Popular Mechanics reports that Caltech researchers have built a prototype nanobot using DNA.

Mar 30, 2017

NIH Awards Gene Ontology Consortium $2.7M to Improve Knowledgebase

The funding will be used to develop new software and data structures to enable researchers to use the GO data for network-based analysis. 

Feb 03, 2017

NHGRI Commits $31.5M to Expand ENCODE Project

The funding will, in part, support efforts to expand the project's catalog of functional elements and understand their roles in different contexts.

Oct 27, 2015

JPL Researchers Characterize International Space Station Microbiome

Jet Propulsion Laboratory researchers characterized the International Space Station's microbiome, finding that it's dominated by a skin-linked bacterium.

Oct 28, 2014

IP Roundup: CalTech, QuantumDx, Fluidigm Win US Patents

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The California Institute of Technology has been awarded

Dec 05, 2013

Using $15M DARPA Award, Caltech Team Shows Robust Digital Isothermal PCR on 'SlipChip' Device

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Using a microfluidic device called SlipChip, a cell phone camera, and cloud computing, a California Institute of Technology team has shown the superiority of digital over real-time isothermal PCR under perturbed experimental conditions.

Dec 03, 2013

IP Roundup: Fluidigm, Affymetrix, Illumina, CalTech, IBM, CapitalBio, Tsinghua University, and Others

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Fluidigm of South San Francisco, Calif., has received US Patent No.

Oct 15, 2013

IP Roundup: CalTech, Maven Technologies, Cancer Genetics, Fujifilm, Enzo Life Sciences

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The California Institute of Technology of Pasadena has received US Patent No. 8,557,199, "Self-powered microfluidic devices, methods and systems." The claimed device consists of microfluidic channels and a pressure source for pumping reagents through the channels.

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The Scan

What You Might Learn

The UK's Human Fertility and Embryology Authority calls for consumer genetic testing companies to warn customers that testing could uncover family secrets, according to the Guardian.

In the Skin

Researchers have transplanted edited cells into mice that appear to combat cocaine addiction, New Scientist reports.

From Whales to Urchins to Algae

The New York Times reports that United Nations delegates have been discussing how to govern the genetic resources of the deep sea.

This Week in PNAS

In PNAS this week: analysis of proteolytic enzymes secreted by circulating tumor cells, phylogenetic study of Fv1 evolution, and more.

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