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Mary Duseau, Paul Thomas

Roka Biosciences, a manufacturer of molecular diagnostics for foodborne pathogens, has named Mary Duseau as president and CEO. She succeeds Paul Thomas, who held those posts since 2009 and will now serve as chairman of the firm's board of directors. Duseau has been senior vice president and chief commercial officer at Roka since 2015. She was previously global sales director at Andor Technologies, a division of Oxford Instruments, and held various sales and management positions at PerkinElmer between 2000 and 2012. 

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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.