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Top 10 Articles on GenomeWeb in 2021

The most-read stories in 2021 represents readers' vast interests in the variety of topics covered by GenomeWeb from COVID-19 tests to IPOs and legal battles.

LuminUltra Wins 500-Site CDC Wastewater Testing Contract

The firm will collect and test US wastewater for the next three months to track SARS-CoV-2, including Delta and Omicron variants.

CDC Grants Could Indicate Shift Toward More Federal Funds for Public Health Lab Construction
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The agency announced last month that it provided $175 million to seven states and localities to either build, expand, or renovate public health laboratory space.

CDC Awards $22M to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance, Infectious Diseases

The funding goes to 28 global organizations and establishes two new networks to address pathogenic threats.

CDC, ClinGen Partner to Develop Curated List of Important Variants for Use in NGS Genetic Testing

The 546 variants will be a resource for the design of analytical validation studies and simulated reference materials for clinical genomic tests, the partners said.

Oct 4, 2021

STIs Reached Record Highs, Then COVID-19 Hit. Test Makers Now Ponder What's Next
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Jul 15, 2021

CDC Commits $90M to Create Public Health Pathogen Genomics Research Centers

Jun 22, 2021

Leidos Wins CDC Bioinformatics Contract Worth up to $13M

Jun 2, 2021

University of Minnesota Genomics Center Gets $750K CDC Contract to Sequence SARS-CoV-2

Apr 19, 2021

LGC Biosearch Technologies Gets FDA Emergency Use Authorization for SARS-CoV-2 Test

Apr 16, 2021

Biden Administration Commits $1.7B to SARS-CoV-2 Variant Sequencing, Surveillance

Mar 16, 2021

Fulgent Genetics, Aegis Sciences Win CDC Contracts for SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance

Feb 24, 2021

LexaGene Open-Access Syndromic Panel Platform Lets Labs Customize Targets, Including SARS-CoV-2
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Feb 17, 2021

Biden Administration Will Provide $1.6B to Improve COVID-19 Testing and Sequencing

Feb 4, 2021

NYC to Fund Coronavirus Surveillance Sequencing as Congress Proposes $2B for Nationwide Program

Jan 19, 2021

Quest Diagnostics Wins CDC Contract to Sequence SARS-CoV-2 Samples

Jan 5, 2021

Illumina, Helix Collaborate on CDC-Coordinated Coronavirus Surveillance

Dec 28, 2020

President Trump Signs FY 2021 Spending Bill to Boost NIH Budget 3 Percent

Dec 22, 2020

Congress Approves 3 Percent Increase in NIH Budget for Fiscal 2021

Dec 4, 2020

FDA Authorizes Use of Pooled Samples With CDC Coronavirus Test

Dec 2, 2020

CDC Advises Avoiding Holiday Travel, Using SARS-CoV-2 Testing to Mitigate Risk During COVID-19 Surge

Nov 30, 2020

AquaVitas Partners With HHS, CDC on Wastewater Coronavirus Study

Oct 12, 2020

Africa Pathogen Genomics Initiative Launches With $100M Investment

Sep 11, 2020

NIST Creating Reference Material for SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostic Assay Developers
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Sep 8, 2020

As Flu Season Nears, Dx Companies Shift Attention to Multiplex Tests for SARS-CoV-2, Influenza
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Omicron's Sewage Path

The New York Times writes that testing sewage is helping public health officials track Omicron.

IBM Sells Part of Watson Health

The Wall Street Journal reports IBM is selling part of its Watson Health business to an investment firm.

Identifying the Right Whales

The Boston Globe writes that genetic testing has helped identify North American right whales and find that weaning can take place earlier than thought.

Science Papers on Approach to Quickly Sort Single Cells, Alternative Splicing in Cancer

In Science this week: high-speed sorting of single cells using fluorescence imaging, and more.