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Tech-Boosted Genome Assembly Helps Resolve Closely Related Microbes in Metagenomic Sample

Led by researchers from the USDA and UCSD, the team assembled genomes with the help of PacBio's HiFi reads and Phase Genomics' Hi-C assays.

Bio-Rad Wins USDA Food Safety Testing Contract

The contract covers Bio-Rad's iQ-Check RT-PCR pathogen detection test kits, which cover pathogens including Salmonella spp. and Listeria monocytogenes.

3M Wins USDA Food Safety Testing Contract

The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service will use the company's 3M Molecular Detection System for pathogen detection.

USDA Awards UC Davis $2.5M Grant for Cow Genomics Project

The multi-year cow genomics project aims to improve genetic selection and identify functional elements in the cow's genome.

Team Debuts Method for Assembling Phased Genomes From PacBio, Hi-C Data
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With FALCON-Phase, investigators used PacBio long reads and Hi-C data from Phase Genomics to assemble a haplotype-phased, diploid genome for a hybrid bull.

Mar 7, 2017

Goat Genome Demonstrates Benefits of Combining Technologies for De Novo Assembly
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Jan 24, 2017

NSF, USDA Award Microbiome Research Grants

Aug 24, 2016

Clemson Awarded Three-Year Grant for Computational Genomics Training Program

Aug 12, 2016

Genomic Studies Tackle Banana Plant Pathogens

Jun 27, 2016

SNP Chips Driving Revolution in Dairy Cow Breeding
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Nov 12, 2015

USDA, DOE to Award $4M in Funding for Genomic-Based Biofuel Research

Oct 6, 2015

USDA Awards Researchers $6.5M to Advance Plant Disease Resistance With Genomics

Aug 12, 2015

USDA Awards $27.6M in Grants to Improve Food Security With Genomics, Other Technologies

Jul 15, 2015

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

Apr 15, 2015

USDA Grants UC Davis $498K to Study Genetic Traits of Lactic Acid Bacteria

Feb 5, 2015

NAGRP Bioinformatics Arm Seeks Input from Livestock Genomics Community to Set Future Priorities
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Jan 26, 2015

Use of MDx Tests for Animal Health on the Rise, but Cost Concerns Present Significant Hurdle
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Dec 11, 2014

Arrayit Signs CRADA with USDA to Develop Food Safety Technology

Nov 11, 2014

USDA Clears RNAi-modified Potato, Alfalfa
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Oct 9, 2014

USDA Awards $10M to Researchers Developing DNA Tools for Rosaceous Crops

Oct 9, 2014

USDA Kicks off Four Research Programs Involving RNAi Gene Silencing
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Aug 18, 2014

Eureka Genomics Nets $450K USDA Grant for Bovine Genotyping Assay

Jul 17, 2014

DOE, USDA Pump $12.6M into Bioenergy, Feedstock Genomics Projects

Jun 16, 2014

USDA to Pump $25M into Genetics, Genomics Studies Targeting Citrus Pest

Feb 27, 2014

Delaware to Lead $3.9M Multidisciplinary Genomics Study of Maize Disease Resistance

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UK Team Presents Genetic, Epigenetic Sequencing Method

Using enzymatic DNA preparation steps, researchers in Nature Biotechnology develop a strategy for sequencing DNA, along with 5-methylcytosine and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, on existing sequencers.

DNA Biobank Developed for French Kidney Donors, Recipients

The KiT-GENIE biobank described in the European Journal of Human Genetics contains DNA samples, genotyping profiles, immune patterns, and clinical features for thousands of kidney donors or transplant recipients in Nantes, France.

Cardiometabolic Disease May Have Distinct Associations With Microbial Metabolites in Blood, Gut

By analyzing gut microbes in combination with related metabolites in feces and blood, researchers in Nature Communications found distinct cardiometabolic disease relationships at each site.

Study Reveals New Details About Genetics of Major Cause of Female Infertility

Researchers in Nature Medicine conducted a whole-exome sequencing study of mote than a thousand patients with premature ovarian insufficiency.