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Microbiologics Molecular Diagnostics QC Panels

Microbiologics has launched new panels for the verification and routine quality control of common molecular assays. They include four panels for women's health and sexually transmitted infection testing: a human papillomavirus control panel; human papillomavirus verifcation panel; vaginal control panel; and vaginal verification panel. The company also launched new panels for blood culture identification and gastrointestinal testing: a blood culture control panel; blood culture verification panel; enteric viral control panel; and enteric viral verification panel. The new panels are designed to mimic patient sample processing, Microbiologics said. 

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Harvard Team Report One-Time Base Editing Treatment for Motor Neuron Disease in Mice

A base-editing approach restored SMN levels and improved motor function in a mouse model of spinal muscular atrophy, a new Science paper reports.

International Team Examines History of North American Horses

Genetic and other analyses presented in Science find that horses spread to the northern Rockies and Great Plains by the first half of the 17th century.

New Study Examines Genetic Dominance Within UK Biobank

Researchers analyze instances of genetic dominance within UK Biobank data, as they report in Science.

Cell Signaling Pathway Identified as Metastasis Suppressor

A new study in Nature homes in on the STING pathway as a suppressor of metastasis in a mouse model of lung cancer.