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GWAS of UK Biobank Participants Reveals Genetic Loci Linked to Human Skeletal Formation

An AI-enabled study of X-ray images of 39,000 UK Biobank and GWAS sheds light on how humans evolved to be bipedal.

CRISPR-Associated Nuclease Degrades RNA, DNA to Impair Cell Growth; Promises Use in Biotech

The nuclease, dubbed Cas12a2, is described in two new papers and could potentially be used in a range of biotechnological applications, including as a diagnostic.

Engineered Cas9 Enzyme Less Likely to Make Off-Target Cuts, Still Efficient

After analyzing Cas9 conformations at different points during mismatch cleavage, researchers developed a new enzyme to avoid such cuts.

New Sanger Sequencing Dyes Could Reduce Cost While Maintaining Performance
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An ABRF working group compared three dyes for Sanger sequencing to find that, even with their differences in price, they all performed similarly.

CRISPR Study Shows Cas12a May Select DNA Target Sequences More Precisely Than Cas9

The researchers showed that Cas12a discriminates strongly against mismatches to DNA targets, leading to less off-target DNA cleavage than with Cas9.

Apr 26, 2018

ABRF Speakers Outline Disaster Prep for Core Facilities

Mar 27, 2018

Research Teams Reveal Possible Roles of Cas4 in CRISPR Adaptation

Jun 13, 2017

NSF Awards Grants Supporting Genomic Tool Development

Dec 11, 2015

MyConnectome Study Takes 'Phenome-Wide' Approach to Understanding Brain Function

Jul 15, 2015

NSF Awards Researchers $1.4M to Develop High-Quality Map of Cotton Genome

Dec 5, 2014

U of Texas Transcriptome Study Reveals Gene Networks Related to Alcoholism
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Jul 31, 2014

Genomics in the Journals: Arrays 2014.07.31

May 15, 2014

Genomics in the Journals May 15, 2014

Nov 19, 2013

Researchers Develop Circle Sequencing Scheme to Boost Base Call Accuracy
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Nov 15, 2013

Texas Universities Get $1.3M to Pursue Cancer Omics Data Sorting, Analysis Method

Mar 14, 2013

Salk Institute Using WaferGen SmartChip System in 'Nano-qPCR' Core Lab
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Mar 14, 2013

Enzymatics, UT-Austin Develop Room Temp-Stable NGS Library Construction Kits
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Sep 20, 2012

UT-Austin Scientist Snags $2.5M NIH Pioneer Award

May 24, 2012

DARPA Awards $15.6M for Synthetic Biology Machinery, Methods

Jan 31, 2012

IP Update: California Institute of Technology; Fluidigm; Life Technologies; and More
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Oct 11, 2011

Indiana to Host Computational Core for NSF-Funded Genomics

Sep 27, 2011

Bioo, Jungwoo Partner on Cancer MDx Technologies

Nov 16, 2010

Researchers Use Phylogenetics to ID Sources of HIV Infections in Criminal Cases

Sep 15, 2010

UT Austin Leading $3.8M Cotton Sequencing Project

Nov 9, 2009

UT-Austin, Southwestern U Developing New Biomarker Screening Technology

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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.