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Nonprofit Friends of Cancer Research Launches Public-Private HRD Harmonization Project

The consortium aims to harmonize the use of homologous recombination deficiency as a biomarker to guide certain treatment types in cancer patients.

Malaria Parasites in Dry and Wet Season Exhibit Different Gene Transcription Profiles

The findings gave insight into how Plasmodium falciparum persists as a subclinical infection during the dry season, when there are no mosquitoes to transmit it.

10x Genomics Joins Single-Cell Multi-Omics Alliance to Develop Antibody Therapies for Coronavirus

The alliance, led by Singapore-based startup Proteona, also includes several organizations from that city state as well as German research institutes.

New Sepsis Test Uses Nanopore Sequencing to Detect Pathogens From Cell-Free DNA
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The method uses nanopore sequencing to analyze short cell-free DNA fragments from blood, providing results in as little as six hours.

Gene, Long Non-Coding RNA Expression Shift During Organ Development

A Heidelberg University-led team analyzed bulk transcriptome data from half a dozen organs and species to examine developmental dynamics.

Feb 14, 2019

Norgen Biotek Blood Storage Tubes Best for Preserving miRNA, Genetic Material, Study Finds
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Jan 31, 2019

NGS-Based Lung Cancer Profiling Used Routinely by Heidelberg Research Team
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May 26, 2017

Chilean Population Study Sees Disease Risk Differences Tracking With Native American Ancestry

May 18, 2017

Heidelberg Cancer Collaboration Enables Targeted and Comprehensive Molecular Tumor Profiling
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Aug 19, 2013

Pair of Studies Link Telomere, Cohesin-related Variants to Myeloma

Jan 11, 2012

German Project Considers Ethical, Legal Issues of Human Whole-Genome Sequencing
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Sep 15, 2011

EMBL Group Devises New qPCR-based MicroRNA-Profiling Method; Seeks Collaborators
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Mar 15, 2010

International Team Sequences Hydra Genome

Feb 17, 2009

EMBL Licenses Tripos Software

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Positive Framing of Genetic Studies Can Spark Mistrust Among Underrepresented Groups

Researchers in Human Genetics and Genomics Advances report that how researchers describe genomic studies may alienate potential participants.

Small Study of Gene Editing to Treat Sickle Cell Disease

In a Novartis-sponsored study in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that a CRISPR-Cas9-based treatment targeting promoters of genes encoding fetal hemoglobin could reduce disease symptoms.

Gut Microbiome Changes Appear in Infants Before They Develop Eczema, Study Finds

Researchers report in mSystems that infants experienced an enrichment in Clostridium sensu stricto 1 and Finegoldia and a depletion of Bacteroides before developing eczema.

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment Specificity Enhanced With Stem Cell Editing

A study in Nature suggests epitope editing in donor stem cells prior to bone marrow transplants can stave off toxicity when targeting acute myeloid leukemia with immunotherapy.