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Jan 07, 2021

Pacific Biosciences HiFi Reads Drive Core Lab Business, High-Flying Stock Price

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Some core labs are expecting long waitlists in 2021 as PacBio's HiFi reads draw interest from researchers looking to put together whole genomes.

Dec 17, 2020

Nature Papers Include Tool for Hybrid Genome Assembly, Evidence of Horizontal Indirect Genetic Effects

In Nature this week: computational tool for the hybrid de novo assembly of human genomes, and more.

Dec 11, 2020

COVID-19 GWAS Leads to Immune Genes Linked to Severe Disease, Treatment Targets

Researchers identified several immune-related genes in a GWAS that included more than 2,200 COVID-19 patients treated in UK intensive care units.

Dec 02, 2020

Cell Studies on Months-Long SARS-CoV-2 Shedding, Spike Mutation, Ebola Infection Dynamics

In Cell this week: long-term SARS-CoV-2 shedding, examination of the effects of a coronavirus spike protein mutation, and more.

Nov 25, 2020

European Consortium Seeks to Develop Liquid Biopsy Test for Prostate, Testicular Cancer

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The European Commission awarded a consortium of private companies and academic researchers €759,000 recently to carry out their plans.

Oct 14, 2020

Common, and Linked to Severe COVID-19 Risk

Researchers have linked three common gene variants to severe COVID-19 risk, Science reports.

Aug 04, 2020

PNAS Papers on Zika Mutation, Inherited Hearing Loss, Bird Sources of Epidemic Influenza Segments

In PNAS this week: Zika virus mutation linked to increased transmission, variants associated with inherited hearing loss, and more.

Jul 20, 2020

New CRISPR Base Editors Induce Targeted DNA Transversions

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The technology could be developed into therapies for diseases caused by DNA transversion point mutations, and used to conduct molecular research on such conditions.

Jun 23, 2020

Funds for Chronic Fatigue Study

UK researchers are to launch a genetic study of chronic fatigue syndrome, the Guardian reports.

Jun 15, 2020

U of Edinburgh Study to Use Consumer Genomics Data to Determine COVID-19 Genetic Risk

In the study, called Coronagenes, the team aims to identify genes that influence the risk of developing COVID-19 and affect disease severity.

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The Scan

Areas of Limited Testing

The Wall Street Journal reports on gaps in COVID-19 testing affecting less affluent urban areas and rural locations.

Clouded 'Crystal Ball'

According to NBC News, new SARS-CoV-2 variants are making it harder for researchers to model the course of the pandemic.

Million a Day

The New York Times reports that experts say President Joe Biden's goal of vaccinating 1 million people a day in the US in the next 100 days is too low a bar.

Science Papers Trace Drivers of Metastasis; Genetic Analysis of Stone, Bronze Age Eastern Europeans

In Science this week: single-cell lineage tracing technique applied to study lung cancer metastasis, and more.

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