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Stephen Tang

OraSure Technologies has appointed Stephen Tang as chairman of its board of directors. Tang takes over from Douglas Watson, who served as chairman since March 2003. He has been a board member since April 2011, served as chairman of the compensation committee since May 2014, and is also a member of the nominating and corporate governance committee. Tang has now relinquished his position as chairman of the compensation committee, but will remain as a member of both committees while serving as chairman of the board.

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.