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Oct 10, 2019

RNA-Seq Data Helps Focus Search for Rare Variants

A new study in Science used allele-specific expression data to find candidate genes that may have contributed to mendelian muscle disease in patients.

Oct 09, 2019

Genome Research Papers Describe New Coding Sequences, Mitochondrial Copy Number Method, More

In Genome Research this week: new tool to identify protein coding sequences, droplet digital PCR-based assay to quantify mitochondrial DNA, and more.

Sep 17, 2019

PNAS Studies Look at Diabetes Susceptibility, S. Aureus Subpopulations, More

In PNAS this week: C2CD4A gene involved in insulin secretion, chromosome rearrangements in recurring S. aureus infections, and more.

Sep 10, 2019

Cancer Research UK Awards $7.4M to Stanford-led Team for Brain Tumor Project

The funding will support the use of a new in situ RNA sequencing technology, STARmap, to build functional maps of the developing brain and brain tumors.

Aug 21, 2019

Cell Studies Explore Microbiome Genes, Tumor Influence, More

In Cell this week: small proteins identified among human microbiome, role for tumor microbes in pancreatic cancer survival, and more.

Aug 20, 2019

Stanford Team Uses Imputation Approach to Uncover Thousands of New Microbiome Proteins

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Researchers focused on using existing computational methods to fill in gaps in the human microbiome without reference genomes.

Aug 15, 2019

Germline Genome Editing Governance Weighed by International Commission

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The NAM, NAS, and Royal Society have formed a commission to develop a framework on the proper use of genome editing, and convened its first meeting in Washington, DC, this week.

Aug 14, 2019

More and More Genes Linked to Autism Risk

Researchers in California link additional genes to autism risk, HealthDay News reports.

Aug 06, 2019

Stanford Team Employs 10x Genomics Platform to Find True Source of Cancer-Fighting T Cells

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Using 10x Genomics' immune profiling and ATAC-seq assays, the researchers upended the notion that cancer-fighting T cells come from within a tumor.

Jul 29, 2019

Machine Learning Model Predicts Repairs Resulting From CRISPR-Cas9 Editing in T Cells

Researchers sequenced edits made at 1,656 on-target genomic sites in primary human T cells and used the data to train the model.

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Genome of an Oak

A new study catalogues the genome and evolutionary history of the oak family, UPI reports.

'Mostly Chihuahua, or Mostly Rat Terrier'

Dog DNA testing is a growing market, but there's still a lot of uncertainty about the accuracy of the results, the Boston Globe says.

Amelia, Is That You?

A University of South Florida researcher is testing bone fragments to determine if they belong to Amelia Earhart.

Cell Papers Explore Koala Genome Retrovirus Responses, Liver Cancer Proteomics, More

In Cell this week: antisense Piwi-interacting RNA responses to endogenous retroviruses, proteomic patterns in hepatocellular carcinoma, and more.

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