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Recently posted executive and academic appointments, promotions, and departures in omics and molecular diagnostics.
Researchers explored whether the uptake of pre-test education and cancer risk genetic testing was similar for patients who used a chatbot or met with a genetic counselor.
Xenotransplant Responses, Interactions Unraveled With Multiomic Analyses
Researchers tracked molecular consequences of transplanting genetically modified pig hearts into two brain-dead recipients, identifying distinct effects in each.
The lab achieved a sequencing quality score of Q140, or one error in a 100 trillion bases, for detecting single-base substitutions on single strands of DNA.
Tail Loss in Humans, Apes Linked to Transposable Element Impacting Splicing
Investigators found interacting Alu element insertions that influenced TBXT transcription factor splicing, leading to tail loss and higher risk for neural tube defects.