University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ancient, Present-Day Indigenous Ohlone Tribe Members in California Share Distinct Genetic Ancestry
Researchers sequenced the genomes of a dozen ancient individuals from two archaeological sites in the San Francisco Bay Area as well as of eight present-day tribe members.
NIH Kicks Off Second Stage of 4D Nucleome Program With $142M in Research Grants
The first stage generated a range of tools and resources for studying the nucleus in time and space including publicly available datasets and software.
A number of diagnostic labs have considered saliva-based SARS-CoV-2 testing but decided against it, while other groups continue to pursue it.
Modular Bioscience Licenses Artificial Restriction Enzyme Tech From University of Illinois
The company said it is using the technology for synthetic biology, diagnosis of inherited genetic diseases, liquid biopsy, and infectious disease detection.
NSF Awards $10M in EDGE Program Grants
The program was established to support the development and dissemination of functional genomic tools and techniques for genome manipulation in model organisms.