Direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies are searching for a genetic reason for why some people, but not others, become gravely ill with COVID-19, the Detroit Free Press reports.
In PNAS this week: forward genetics-base analysis of retinal development, interactions of T cell receptors with neoantigens in colorectal cancer, and more.
Nobel laureates and scientific societies urge NIH and the Department of Health and Human Services to revisit the recent decision to end funding for a coronavirus grant.
In Science this week: machine learning algorithm for faster Mendelian disorder diagnoses, gene linked to safe response to nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates, and more.
According to the Atlantic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and several US states are combining viral and antibody testing data for SARS-CoV-2, making that data hard to parse.
In Cell this week: strategy for prophylactic antiviral CRISPR in human cells; influence of obesity, genetics, and hormone signaling on pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma; and more.
President Donald Trump renews his call in a letter to cease US funding of the World Health Organization if the agency doesn't make changes, USA Today reports.
In PNAS this week: effect of viral infections on transposable elements in fruit flies, gene expression patterns in developing maize cuticles, and more.
Reuters reports federal investigators are looking into PerkinElmer's role in an alleged Medicare fraud, though the firm says it is unaware of any investigation.
Direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies are searching for a genetic reason for why some people, but not others, become gravely ill with COVID-19, the Detroit Free Press reports.
In PNAS this week: forward genetics-base analysis of retinal development, interactions of T cell receptors with neoantigens in colorectal cancer, and more.
