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Fast Track Diagnostics Enteric Fever Kit

Fast Track Diagnostics has launched a kit to detect the pathogens that cause enteric fever, also known as typhoid or paratyphoid fever. The FTlyo Enteric fever kit includes blood collection tubes containing a proprietary Salmonella enrichment broth, ready-to-use multiplex PCR for detection of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi and Salmonella enterica serovar Paratyphi, and an internal control. The reagents required for the PCR are lyophilized in single-patient sample tubes that can be stored at room temperature, and clinicians need only add extracted nucleic acids to begin the eight-hour detection workflow.

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Machine Learning Helps ID Molecular Mechanisms of Pancreatic Islet Beta Cell Subtypes in Type 2 Diabetes

The approach helps overcome limitations of previous studies that had investigated the molecular mechanisms of pancreatic islet beta cells, the authors write in their Nature Genetics paper.

Culture-Based Methods, Shotgun Sequencing Reveal Transmission of Bifidobacterium Strains From Mothers to Infants

In a Nature Communications study, culture-based approaches along with shotgun sequencing give a better picture of the microbial strains transmitted from mothers to infants.

Microbial Communities Can Help Trees Adapt to Changing Climates

Tree seedlings that were inoculated with microbes from dry, warm, or cold sites could better survive drought, heat, and cold stress, according to a study in Science.

A Combination of Genetics and Environment Causes Cleft Lip

In a study published in Nature Communications, researchers investigate what combination of genetic and environmental factors come into play to cause cleft lip/palate.