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Novel CRISPR-Cas12a Orthologs Expand Gene Editing Toolkit for Plants
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Researchers screened nine orthologs that had not been tried in plants before and identified six that possessed high editing activity in rice.

RNA Disease Diagnostics to Develop Point-of-Care Coronavirus Test With Newly Licensed Tech

The company said it intends to use the technology to develop infectious disease diagnostics, with an initial focus on SARS-CoV-2.

Researchers Assemble Comprehensive Vaginal Microbiome Gene Catalog

The comprehensive human vaginal gene catalog includes 950,000 non-redundant genes, and is functionally and taxonomically annotated.

NHGRI Awards $3M Under Genomic Innovator Program

The program, launched last year, is designed to help early-career investigators who have primarily worked within groups pursuing independent research.

Cancer Survival, Drug Response Influenced by Coexpression of Gene Pairs

A team led by researchers at the University of Maryland uncovered thousands of gene pairs whose expression levels affect cancer survival and drug response.

Apr 5, 2019

U of Maryland Institute for Genome Sciences Wins $17.5M NIH Grant

Mar 22, 2019

Spontaneous Preterm Birth Clues Identified in Cervicovaginal Microbiome

Nov 8, 2018

Bacterial Classification Could Be Compromised as RefSeq Database Grows
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Oct 26, 2018

New Zika Genomes From African, Asian Lineages Document Virus' Population Diversity

Aug 31, 2018

NSF Awards $10M in EDGE Program Grants

Jun 27, 2018

Peruvian Genome Project Sheds Light on Native American Population History

Nov 6, 2017

NIH Awards $9M in Funding to Support Data Commons Pilot Phase

Oct 24, 2017

NIH Announces BRAIN Initiative Grants for 2017

Jun 13, 2017

Cellth Systems Licenses CTC Technology From University of Maryland

Apr 20, 2017

Rare Variants Linked to Cancer Using New Statistical Approach

Oct 12, 2016

African-Ancestry Populations Harbor Genetic Variation, Differences Not Seen in Genomic Databases

Oct 5, 2016

Quantitative PCR Gives New Insights on Large Study of Childhood Diarrhea in Africa, Asia
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Apr 26, 2016

Fecal Transplant Stool Banks Face Potential Regulatory Changes; May Affect Physicians, Patients
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Apr 6, 2016

UMD School of Public Health to Use CosmosID Tech in Food Crop Irrigation Project

Sep 10, 2015

NIH Awards $1.8M Grant to Develop Genomic Data Visualization Tools

May 6, 2015

Biomecite Diagnostics Options Molecular IBD Test Tech from UM Baltimore

Jan 26, 2015

U of Maryland-led Statistical Study Points to Co-evolution of Plasmodium Parasite, Mammalian Hosts
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Dec 19, 2014

U of Maryland Scientist Wins NIH Grant to Detect HIV Using RT-binding Aptamers
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Sep 4, 2014

Genomics in the Journals Sep 4, 2014

Jul 29, 2014

U of Maryland Wins $10.7M for STI/STD Center, Omics Research Projects

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NFTs for Genome Sharing

Nature News writes that non-fungible tokens could be a way for people to profit from sharing genomic data.

Wastewater Warning System

Time magazine writes that cities and college campuses are monitoring sewage for SARS-CoV-2, an approach officials hope lasts beyond COVID-19.

Networks to Boost Surveillance

Scientific American writes that new organizations and networks aim to improve the ability of developing countries to conduct SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance.

Genome Biology Papers on Gastric Cancer Epimutations, BUTTERFLY, GUNC Tool

In Genome Biology this week: recurrent epigenetic mutations in gastric cancer, correction tool for unique molecular identifier-based assays, and more.