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Philip Ginsburg

MDxHealth appointed Philip Ginsburg its chief medical officer. In his new role, he will be responsible for the firm's overall clinical strategy, including scientific and clinical affairs. Ginsburg has more than 20 years of experience in commercial medical laboratory and urology and was CMO at Toma Biosciences and Iris International, as well as president of Arista, the personalized medicine division of Iris, which was acquired by Beckman Coulter. He was also a co-founder, CEO and CMO of AlliedPath and served as senior medical director at Gen-Probe and medical director at Quest Diagnostics.

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.