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DermTech: Ray Akhavan

DermTech has appointed Ray Akhavan as its general counsel. Most recently, Akhavan served as associate general counsel and chief intellectual property counsel at Ancestry. Prior to Ancestry, Akhavan served as general counsel and chief intellectual property counsel at Caris Life Sciences. He has also worked as a research biologist at the National Institutes of Health and as a patent examiner at the US Patent and Trademark Office. 

The Scan

Foxtail Millet Pangenome, Graph-Based Reference Genome

Researchers in Nature Genetics described their generation of a foxtail millet pangenome, which they say can help in crop trait improvement.

Protein Length Distribution Consistent Across Species

An analysis in Genome Biology compares the lengths of proteins across more than 2,300 species, finding similar length distributions.

Novel Genetic Loci Linked to Insulin Resistance in New Study

A team reports in Nature Genetics that it used glucose challenge test data to home in on candidate genes involved in GLUT4 expression or trafficking.

RNA Editing in Octopuses Seems to Help Acclimation to Shifts in Water Temperature

A paper in Cell reports that octopuses use RNA editing to help them adjust to different water temperatures.