Ensembl 80

May 22, 2015

Ensembl 80 is now available here. This release includes 1000 Genomes phase 3 and dbSNP build 142 studies for human as well as updated zebrafish and rat gene annotations among other updates.

Breaking News

Berkeley Lights Q1 Revenues Grow 35 Percent
Bio Molecular Systems Gets CE-IVD Mark, Australian Approval for Portable PCR Cycler
Medicare Expands Coverage for Hologic's Biotheranostics Breast Cancer Test
NanoString Technologies Q1 Revenues Grow 19 Percent
Veracyte Q1 Revenues Up 18 Percent; CEO Transition Underway
Castle Biosciences Q1 Revenues Up 31 Percent

The Scan

WHO OKs Emergency Use of Sinopharm Vaccine

The World Health Organization has granted emergency approval for Sinopharm's SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, the Guardian reports.

Scientific Integrity Panel to Meet

According to the Associated Press, a new US scientific integrity panel is to meet later this week.

Trying in the Eye

NPR reports that a study of Editas Medicine's CRISPR therapy for Leber congenital amaurosis has begun.

PLOS Papers on Cerebellum Epigenetics, Copy Number Signature Tool, Acute Lung Injury Networks

In PLOS this week: epigenetics analysis of brain tissue, bioinformatics tool to find copy number signatures in cancer, and more.