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Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Exome Sequencing Study Suggests More Disease Genes to be Found
People in the News: New Appointments at Helix, Pacific Biosciences, SomaLogic, More
New Products Posted to GenomeWeb: Amoy Diagnostics, Akoya Biosciences, Congenica, Lucence
In Brief This Week: BGI, Gencove, Cepheid, Biocartis, Biognosys, Co-Diagnostics, More
Florida Lab Owner Pleads Guilty to $6.9M COVID-19 False Billing Scheme
Pacific Biosciences Outlines Progress on Short-Read Sequencing at JPM, Partners With Canexia Health

The Scan

Close Panel Vote on Califf Nomination

The New York Times reports there was a close committee vote to advance the nomination of Robert Califf to lead the US Food and Drug Administration to the full Senate.

Task Force Reports on Scientific Integrity

Nature News writes that that a new task force report recommends that the US establish a cross-agency scientific integrity council.

Across the Hall

Genetic testing, closed-circuit cameras, and more show how a traveler, without any contact, infected others at a New Zealand quarantine facility, CNN reports.

Science Paper Examines Influence of Chromatin Modifications on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

In Science this week: genes regulating chromatin modification may contribute to OCD risk.