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Canadian Government, Partners Commit C$59.8M to Natural Resources, Environmental Genomics Projects

Funded projects include one developing environmental DNA analysis tools and another building a microbial platform to eliminate plastic waste.

LifeLabs, Multiplex Genomics Partner on Coronavirus Testing in Canada

LifeLabs and Multiplex Genomics, a University of Guelph spinout, will work together to provide SARS-CoV-2 testing in Canada and track variants of the virus.

Genome Canada Awards C$76.7M in Research Grants

The funding, provided in partnership with Agriculture and Agri-food Canada, will support research applying genomics in agriculture and aquaculture.

Genome Canada, Partners Award $42.6M in Genomics, Informatics Research Funding

The money is being provided under three Genome Canada funding competitions in partnership with the Canadian federal government and other groups.

International Barcode of Life Project to Expand, Switch From Sanger to PacBio Sequencing
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In 2015, the iBOL project met its initial milestone of generating barcode sequences for 500,000 animal, plant, and fungal species.

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Looking for Omicron

NPR reports that SARS-CoV-2 testing in the US has gotten better but also that some experts say more needs to be done to better track the Omicron variant.

Holmes Alleges Abuse

The Associated Press reports that Theranos' Elizabeth Holmes has testified at her wire fraud trial that her business and romantic partner abused her.

Bit More Diverse, But More to Do

While Black and Hispanic patients are more likely to participate in cancer clinical trials than previously, they are still underrepresented, according to US News & World Report.

PNAS Papers on Yeast Gene Silencing, Zika Virus Inhibition, Immunoglobulin Hypermutation

In PNAS this week: gene silencing in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, possible neuroprotective role for SHFL in a mouse model of Zika virus infection, and more.