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OpGen Acuitas Gene Panel u.547 Test

OpGen has announced today the commercial availability of its Acuitas AMR Gene Panel u5.47 test. The research-use-only test was developed to detect the most common bacterial causes of complicated urinary tract infections from urine and isolated colonies. The gene panel also detects 47 gene targets that indicate antibiotic resistance. Test results are typically available in less than three hours compared to traditional microbiology methods, which require two to three days to produce results. 

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Hormone-Based Gene Therapy to Sterilize Domestic Cat

A new paper in Nature Communication suggests that gene therapy could be a safer alternative to spaying domestic cats.

Active Lifestyle Linked to Type 2 Diabetes Prevention in People at High Genetic Risk

A study in the British Journal of Sports Medicine shows that an active lifestyle goes a long way in type 2 diabetes prevention.

Beneficial, Harmful Effects of Introgression Between Wild and Domesticated European Grapes

A paper in PNAS shows that European wild grapevines were an important resource for improving the flavor of cultivated wine grapes.

Genetic Ancestry of South America's Indigenous Mapuche Traced

Researchers in Current Biology analyzed genome-wide data from more than five dozen Mapuche individuals to better understand their genetic history.