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Rutgers University Researchers Develop PCR-Based SARS-CoV-2 Assay to Detect All Known Variants
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The test uses "sloppy molecular beacons" that melt off at different temperatures to determine the specific variant.

Theralink Partners With George Mason, Rutgers Cancer Institute on Breast Cancer Test

The test, developed at George Mason, measures HER2 activation in a breast cancer biopsy to help determine if a patient will respond to treatment.

People in the News: Peer Schatz Board Appointments at Siemens, Centogene; More

E. Coli Metabolic Gene Mutations Implicated in Antibiotic Resistance

The mutations in these underappreciated noncanonical genes were overrepresented in the E. coli genomes, indicating they were clinically relevant.

Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetic Risk Architecture Appears Distinct in African Americans

Using whole-genome sequence data for thousands of African American individuals, researchers teased out ancestry effects on polygenic risk of the conditions.

Feb 1, 2021

Interpace, Rutgers, Mass General Sign Deal for Pancreatic Cyst Risk Assessment Biomarker

Aug 19, 2020

Rutgers Completes $44.4M Spinout of RUCDR Infinite Biologics

Jul 29, 2020

Saliva Samples Slow to Catch On for Large-Scale Coronavirus Testing
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Apr 29, 2020

COVID-19 Testing Could Get Boost From Alternative Sample Types
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Apr 20, 2020

Addressing Coronavirus Testing Bottleneck, Scientists Turn to RNA-Extraction-Free PCR

Apr 13, 2020

Rutgers Gets FDA EUA for Modified Thermo Fisher Coronavirus Assay for Use With Saliva Samples

Feb 21, 2020

Horizon Aims to Build Unique Portfolio of Gene Editing Tools While Avoiding IP Woes
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Jan 14, 2020

Rutgers Licenses Base Editing Tech to Horizon Discovery

Nov 4, 2019

RCSB Protein Data Bank Lands $34.5M in Federal Grants

Oct 14, 2019

CureDuchenne, UC Irvine, RUCDR Partner on Muscular Dystrophy Biobank

Jan 28, 2019

Horizon Discovery, Rutgers Collaborate to Commercialize CRISPR Base Editing Technology

Jan 3, 2019

Tumor Sequencing May Pick Up Mutations Caused by Coexistent Blood Disorder

Nov 29, 2018

2018 GenomeWeb Salary Survey

Jan 29, 2018

Rutgers Statistical Method Assesses LOH in Tumor Suppressor Genes, Supplements Sequencing Panels
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Jun 30, 2017

Team Modifies Molecular Inversion Probes to Capture Kilobase-Sized DNA for Cloning, Sequencing
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May 3, 2017

Tourette Disorder Risk Linked to Variants in Four Genes

Jan 26, 2017

Phylogenomic Study Shows Utility of Ancient DNA Samples for Modern Research

Jan 14, 2016

UPDATE: NHGRI Pledges $280M to Support Genomic Research on Common, Rare Diseases

Oct 22, 2015

New Study Finds Three More CRISPR Proteins With Genome Editing Potential

Oct 21, 2015

RUCDR Infinite Biologics Awarded $6M Grant to Manage NINDS Stem Cell Repository

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Sick Newborns Selected for WGS With Automated Pipeline

Researchers successfully prioritized infants with potential Mendelian conditions for whole-genome sequencing or rapid whole-genome sequencing, as they report in Genome Medicine.

Acne-Linked Loci Found Through GWAS Meta-Analysis

Researchers in the European Journal of Human Genetics find new and known acne vulgaris risk loci with a genome-wide association study and meta-analysis, highlighting hair follicle- and metabolic disease-related genes.

Retina Cell Loss Reversed by Prime Editing in Mouse Model of Retinitis Pigmentosa

A team from China turns to prime editing to correct a retinitis pigmentosa-causing mutation in the PDE6b gene in a mouse model of the progressive photoreceptor loss condition in the Journal of Experimental Medicine.

CRISPR Screens Reveal Heart Attack-Linked Gene

Researchers in PLOS Genetics have used CRISPR screens to home in on variants associated with coronary artery disease that affect vascular endothelial function.