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Allen Institute Launches $173M NIH-Funded Coalition to Create Human, Primate Brain Cell Atlases
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The organizers are likening the international collaboration, which will also create atlases of the macaque and marmoset brain, to a Human Genome Project for the brain.

Single-Cell, Spatial Omic Analyses Characterize Pancreatic Cancer Cell Subpopulations

Researchers characterized tumor cell subpopulations found in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, which could help improve disease treatment.

Mitochondrial Protein Resource Reveals New Disease Players

Researchers developed a "mitochondrial orphan protein multi-omics" (MITOMICS) app by profiling proteins, lipids, and metabolites in cells lacking individual mitochondrial proteins.

Seven Bridges Genomics to Foster Partnerships Between Health Systems, Pharmas With New Subsidiary
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The Unified Patient Network expects pharmaceutical companies to sponsor whole-genome sequencing for patients from health systems for research and clinical purposes.

Brain Biopsy Method Uses Sound, Microbubbles to Boost ctDNA Mutation Detection
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The minimally invasive focused ultrasound technique temporarily permeabilizes the blood-brain barrier, facilitating the passage of ctDNA into the bloodstream.

Nov 17, 2021

Identifying Individuals in Genomic Datasets From Headshots Harder Than Expected

Sep 28, 2021

Genetic Technologies, WashU Team up to Study Breast Cancer Risk in Woman of African Descent

Aug 31, 2021

Cell-Free DNA Can Help Predict Pathological Complete Response, Gauge Minimal Residual Disease

Aug 31, 2021

Blood Testing Distinguishes Benign Tumors From Precancerous Condition

Jul 14, 2021

Geneoscopy Enrolls Patients in Pivotal Trial for Colorectal Cancer Dx Approval
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Jun 11, 2021

Pediatric Medulloblastoma Subgroups May Benefit from Lower-Dose Radiation Therapy

Jun 7, 2021

Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Gut Microbiome Rise After Travel Abroad, Study Finds

Mar 27, 2021

Liquid Biopsy MRD Detection Eyed as Decision Tool for Oligometastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients
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Mar 23, 2021

Finnish Cardiometabolic Study Uncovers Strong Effect of Structural Variants

Mar 11, 2021

Whole-Genome Sequencing Could Replace Cytogenetics in Assessing AML, Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Mar 3, 2021

Human Pangenome Reference Consortium Releases Data From 30 Genomes

Feb 11, 2021

Glioblastoma Omics Study Highlights Informative Tumor Features, Immune Subtypes

Nov 24, 2020

Clinicians Face New Intervention Questions as Clonal Hematopoiesis Mutation Data Evolves
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Oct 27, 2020

WUSTL, PercayAI to Seek COVID-19 Treatments Via AI, Deep Learning

Oct 23, 2020

NIH Awards Research Triangle Institute $5.7M to Help Raise Awareness for All of Us Program

Aug 26, 2020

Fluidigm Saliva Test for SARS-CoV-2 Gets FDA Emergency Use Authorization

May 27, 2020

WUSTL-led Team Compiles Human Structural Variant Resource

Apr 30, 2020

Washington University, BostonGene Expand Kidney Cancer Research Collaboration

Mar 25, 2020

Prostate Cancer Cases in China Show Recurrent Alterations Distinct From Western Cohorts

Feb 14, 2020

Multi-Omic Endometrial Cancer Study Reveals Novel Pathways, Treatment Targets

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Study Points to Tuberculosis Protection by Gaucher Disease Mutation

A mutation linked to Gaucher disease in the Ashkenazi Jewish population appears to boost Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance in a zebrafish model of the lysosomal storage condition, a new PNAS study finds.

SpliceVault Portal Provides Look at RNA Splicing Changes Linked to Genetic Variants

The portal, described in Nature Genetics, houses variant-related messenger RNA splicing insights drawn from RNA sequencing data in nearly 335,700 samples — a set known as the 300K-RNA resource.

Automated Sequencing Pipeline Appears to Allow Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Lineage Detection in Nevada Study

Researchers in the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics describe and assess a Clear Labs Dx automated workflow, sequencing, and bioinformatic analysis method for quickly identifying SARS-CoV-2 lineages.

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.