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News items for the weeks of July 1 and July 8, 2024.
Oxford Nanopore, University of Queensland Partner for Sequencing-Based mRNA Vaccine Quality Control
Under the collaboration, researchers from UQ will use nanopore-based direct RNA sequencing to optimize the process of mRNA vaccine quality control.
The company has developed a simplified method for detecting cancer DNA via methylation and sees a promising application in improving the use of immunotherapy.
GWAS of More Than Five Million People Uncovers Thousands of Height-Associated SNPs
Within European-ancestry populations, these variants account for all the variation in height that is thought to be attributable to genetic factors.
DNA Script Launches Early-Access Program for Enzymatic DNA Synthesis Platform
Through the program, customers will be able to access DNA Script's Syntax platform and new features prior to the system's full commercial launch.