The Scan

Jul 31, 2020

Editing Squid

Researchers have used CRISPR-Cas9 to efficiently target a cephalopod pigmentation gene, as they report in Current Biology.

Jul 31, 2020

Minnesota Cold Case Arrest

Minnesota police have used genetic genealogy to make an arrest in a 1986 cold case, reports NBC News.

Jul 31, 2020

From the Recovered

According to the Wall Street Journal, the Food and Drug Administration may soon issue an Emergency Use Authorization for convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19 patients.

Jul 31, 2020

Science Papers Examine Human Fetal Microglia Development, Structure of Adenine Base Editor ABE8e

In Science this week: chromatin accessibility of microglia during fetal development, and more.

Jul 30, 2020

If You're Aiming for a Prize...

A new analysis finds that Nobel Prizes are concentrated among a handful of sub-disciplines in the fields they cover.

Jul 30, 2020

Their Own Guinea Pigs

Technology Review reports some researchers are trying homemade SARS-CoV-2 vaccines on themselves.

Jul 30, 2020

Contract Irregularities

According to NPR, there were irregularities in how the contract to collect COVID-19 data was awarded to TeleTracking Technologies.

Jul 30, 2020

Nature Studies Include ENCODE Phase Three Papers, Method for Imaging the Human Genome

In Nature this week: a suite of papers describing functional elements within the genome, and more.

Jul 29, 2020

Revived From the Deep

New Scientist reports that researchers have brought back microbes that may have been dormant under the ocean floor for millions of years.

Jul 29, 2020

Looking Toward Diversity

According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, biotech firms there are beginning to explore issues of diversity in the workforce.

Jul 29, 2020

Blood Marker, Maybe

New studies suggest levels of a blood protein that may reflect whether someone has Alzheimer's disease.

Jul 29, 2020

Genome Research Studies on LncRNA Annotation, Vertebrate Transcriptomics, More

In Genome Research this week: approach to determine lncRNA function, transcriptome pattern across vertebrate cells, and more.

Jul 28, 2020

Poking Around at the Security Settings

According to Buzzfeed News, hackers have targeted users of two genetic genealogy sites.

Jul 28, 2020

Waiting, Waiting

Reuters reports that supply chain problems are contributing to the long wait for COVID-19 testing results.

Jul 28, 2020

Behind the Database

The New York Times looks into the career of the doctor who founded Surgisphere, the company whose database was used in two now-retracted COVID-19 studies.

Jul 28, 2020

PNAS Papers on HR-Defective Cancer Target, Digenic Disease Detection, More

In PNAS this week: possible cancer targets due to homologous recombination defects, approach for detecting digenic disease inheritance, and more.

Jul 27, 2020

Phase III Begins

NPR reports Moderna has begun Phase III testing of its candidate SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.

Jul 27, 2020

For Better Representation

The American Association for the Advancement of Science is to release diversity data on its staff, according to the Verge.

Jul 27, 2020

Shi Zhengli on the Virus

At Science, Shi Zhengli from the Wuhan Institute of Virology denies any link to the emergence of SARS-CoV-2.

Jul 27, 2020

PLOS Papers on Extraction-Free SARS-CoV-2 Detection, Kaposi's Sarcoma, Leishmania Genetics

In PLOS this week: method to detect SARS-CoV-2 directly from swabs, gene expression patterns in Kaposi's sarcoma, and more.

Jul 24, 2020

More Boy Calves

Grist reports that a University of California, Davis, team has edited the genome of a calf so that he'll be more likely to produce male offspring.

Jul 24, 2020

Mind the Regulatory Gap

Consumer Reports points out a regulatory gap in the US surrounding direct-to-consumer genetic tests that it says lawmakers should address.

Jul 24, 2020

Wine Pest Sequenced

Researchers have sequenced the genome of an aphid-like insect that destroyed French vineyards in the 19th century, the Guardian reports.

Jul 24, 2020

Science Studies Examine Ancient Smallpox, Cell Deconvolution Approach

In Science this week: researchers recover near-complete smallpox virus genomes from Viking Age-individuals, and more.

Jul 23, 2020

Less Than Anticipated for Science

A European Union budget deal provides less funding than expected for its Horizon Europe research program, according to Science.

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