The method, called jagged end analysis by sequencing and developed by a team in Hong Kong, relies on DNA end repair with methylated or unmethylated cytosine.
The Project Screen initiative aims to provide the Hong Kong community with home access to the World Health Organization-approved RT-PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 at zero profit to its organizers.
A team led by researchers at the Chinese University of Hong Kong found that extrachromosomal circular DNA of fetal origin is smaller than that of maternal origin.
In PNAS this week: whole genome and population genetic analysis of two aspen species, signatures of circulating hepatocellular carcinoma tumor DNA, and more.
Investigators, led by Hong Kong researcher and Grail collaborator Dennis Lo, described a cancer detection strategy using cleavage patterns in circulating DNA molecules.
