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Jul 30, 2020

Their Own Guinea Pigs

Technology Review reports some researchers are trying homemade SARS-CoV-2 vaccines on themselves.

Jul 29, 2020

ENCODE Phase Three Offers New Insights Into Genomic Regulatory Regions, Organization

In more than a dozen new papers, ENCODE researchers reported on analyses of the human and mouse genomes, using new data types and additional tissues.

Jul 15, 2020

ReviveMed, Bristol Myers Squibb to Study Metabolomics for Cancer Immunotherapy

The partners will use ReviveMed's AI-driven platform to better understand mechanisms of immunotherapy response and resistance in cancer patients.

Jul 15, 2020

Student Visa Directive Rescinded

The Trump Administration has reversed its policy that could have stripped international students of their visas, the New York Times says.

Jul 08, 2020

Harvard, MIT File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration

The Harvard Crimson reports that Harvard and MIT are suing the Department of Homeland Security and ICE over the new international student visa policy.

Jul 01, 2020

Genome Research Studies Explore Y Chromosome Expression, Mutations From Aging Macaque Dads, More

In Genome Research this week: Y chromosome gene expression analysis, de novo mutations rise with paternal age in rhesus macaques, and more.

Jun 12, 2020

MIT, Elsevier Stop Talking

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has ended its journal subscription contract negotiations with Elsevier.

Jun 11, 2020

Coronavirus Pathogenicity Clues Uncovered Using Machine-Learning Approach

A comparative genomics and machine-learning analysis spanning almost 1,000 viral genomes pointed to two proteins that appear to be altered in SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV.

Jun 11, 2020

Nature Papers Uncover Disease Susceptibility Loci in Japanese Population, Transfer RNA Modification Profiling

In Nature this week: genome-wide association study of 42 diseases among Japanese population, transfer RNA modifications, and more.

Apr 30, 2020

Prostate Cells With Regenerative Capability Uncovered by Single-Cell Transcriptomics

Using single-cell RNA sequencing, researchers identified cells in mouse and human prostate tissues that appear to help regrow the gland after prostate cancer treatment.

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Their Own Guinea Pigs

ENCODE Phase Three Offers New Insights Into Genomic Regulatory Regions, Organization

ReviveMed, Bristol Myers Squibb to Study Metabolomics for Cancer Immunotherapy

Student Visa Directive Rescinded

Harvard, MIT File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration

Genome Research Studies Explore Y Chromosome Expression, Mutations From Aging Macaque Dads, More

MIT, Elsevier Stop Talking

Coronavirus Pathogenicity Clues Uncovered Using Machine-Learning Approach

Nature Papers Uncover Disease Susceptibility Loci in Japanese Population, Transfer RNA Modification Profiling

Prostate Cells With Regenerative Capability Uncovered by Single-Cell Transcriptomics

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Breaking News

OraSure Technologies Q4 Revenues Rise 27 Percent, Beat Analysts' Estimate

NanoString Technologies Q4 Revenues Fall 2 Percent

Host DNA Methylation Signatures May Predict Likelihood of Persistent, Resolving MRSA Infections

Seqster, Medable Team on Data Integration for Clinical Trials

FDA Reissues EUA for Fluidigm SARS-CoV-2 Test for Use With Azova Home Collection Kit

Eurofins Scientific Posts 17 Percent Increase in FY2020 Revenues

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Glimpses of Viral Origins

PLOS Papers on Plasmodium Falciparum Populations, Scabies Molecular Diagnostics, More