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GE Healthcare Precision Oncology Pacts Focus on Cracking Data Silos, Improving Patient Outcomes
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GE recently inked deals with Sophia Genetics, the University of Cambridge, and Optellum to improve early diagnosis of cancer with genomics and AI.

Breast Cancer Therapy Response Predicted by Multiomic Machine Learning Model

A team led by researchers at the University of Cambridge analyzed more than 160 pre-treatment tumor biopsies to identify features linked to treatment response.

GE Healthcare, University of Cambridge Team on AI-Based Precision Oncology

Building on earlier work supported by the Mark Foundation for Cancer Research and Cancer Research UK, the partners will create an app to aggregate and analyze clinical, genomic, and imaging data.

Evolution of Dengue Virus Antigens Reflected in Outbreaks in Thailand

An international team sequenced 1,944 dengue virus isolates collected in Bangkok over 20 years as part of an effort to follow DENV antigen evolution.

Thyroid Size, Function in Children Linked to Nutrition-Related DNA Methylation Mark

A trial in Gambia suggests PAX8 gene methylation in 2-year-olds corresponds to thyroid volume, hormone production, and physical features later in childhood.

Oct 27, 2021

Relationship of Sitting Bull Descendant Verified With Ancient DNA From Lock of Hair

Oct 20, 2021

Woolly Mammoths Died Out After Climate Shift Eliminated Food Source, Environmental DNA Study Finds

Oct 13, 2021

Chronic Liver Disease Genome Sequences Point to Recurrent Mutations in Metabolic Genes

Sep 3, 2021

Europe's Genomics Community Wrestling With Uncertainty Presented by Privacy Legislation
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Jul 7, 2021

Rare Mutations Associated With Significantly Higher Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in New Study

Mar 31, 2021

Type 1 Diabetes Onset Preceded by Gene Expression Changes

Mar 10, 2021

Polygenic Risk Score Reporting Standards Developed

Feb 5, 2021

Childhood Cancer Study Reveals Pan-Neuroblastoma Cell State

Jan 21, 2021

Breast Cancer Risk Gene Associations Refined in Large-Scale Studies

Dec 8, 2020

Single-Cell Transcriptome Study Links Gut Development, Pediatric Crohn's Disease

Nov 23, 2020

Rare Variant Study Suggests Blood Pressure Traits May Have Ties to Development, Heart Conditions

Sep 16, 2020

Viking Age Human Migrations Untangled Through Ancient DNA Analysis

Sep 8, 2020

Early Copy Number Changes Predict Progression of Barrett's Esophagus to Esophageal Cancer

Sep 3, 2020

Blood Cell Traits Linked to Individual Loci, Polygenic Contributors in International Studies

Jul 21, 2020

Less Painful Childbirth Associated With Rare Variant in Ion Channel Gene

Jun 25, 2020

Inivata Demonstrates Potential of ctDNA Assay for Cancer Recurrence, MRD Applications
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Jun 24, 2020

Whole-Genome Sequencing Study Identifies Four Novel Disease-Causing Variants

Jun 23, 2020

Patient-Specific ctDNA Detection Method Could Improve MRD Monitoring for Cancer Recurrence
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Jun 11, 2020

Diversity Problem Hinders Adoption of Polygenic Risk Scores, According to ESHG Panel

Jun 8, 2020

Microbiotica, Cambridge Researchers to Study Microbiome Impact on Immunotherapy Response

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And a Fourth?

A fourth dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in an Israeli study increased antibody levels but did not prevent Omicron variant infections, according to the Financial Times.

For Better Science Software

A virtual institute funded by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt's philanthropy aims to lure software engineers to academia, Science reports.

Recommendation Explanations

The New York Times writes that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is straining to both make and explain decisions based on limited information.

Genome Research Papers on De Novo Mutation Rates, Polyploid Genotyping, Oncogene Epigenomic Translocation

In Genome Research this week: de novo mutations rates in hemoglobin subunits, analysis of variant calling methods for polyploid plants, and more.