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Thermo Fisher Scientific Applied Biosystems SeqStudio Genetic Analyzer for Human Identification

Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched the Applied Biosystems SeqStudio Genetic Analyzer for Human Identification, a capillary electrophoresis platform. The system is designed for small- to medium-sized forensic DNA and paternity laboratories. It has been validated according to Scientific Working Group on DNA Analysis Methods (SWGDAM) guidelines on several Applied Biosystems STR amplification kits. The instrument uses an integrated cartridge that combines a capillary array, polymer reservoir, and anode buffer.

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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.

Study Finds Variants Linked to Diverticular Disease, Presents Polygenic Score

A new study in Cell Genomics reports on more than 150 genetic variants associated with risk of diverticular disease.

Mild, Severe Psoriasis Marked by Different Molecular Features, Spatial Transcriptomic Analysis Finds

A spatial transcriptomics paper in Science Immunology finds differences in cell and signaling pathway activity between mild and severe psoriasis.

ChatGPT Does As Well As Humans Answering Genetics Questions, Study Finds

Researchers in the European Journal of Human Genetics had ChatGPT answer genetics-related questions, finding it was about 68 percent accurate, but sometimes gave different answers to the same question.