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News on NGS technologies, RNA-seq, clinical sequencing, & sample prep in genetics, genomics, and molecular diagnostics.

British Liquid Biopsy Firm Nonacus Launches Urine-Based Bladder Cancer Assay
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The company's next-generation sequencing-based test detects more than 400 recurrent alterations that can identify 96 percent of bladder cancers.

Single-Cell RNA Isoform Sequencing Picks up Steam as Long-Read Technologies Improve
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Recent advancements in long-read sequencing are enabling researchers to study full-length mRNA isoforms at the single-cell level.

White House Report Outlines Goals to Advance Genomic Research, Precision Therapy Development

The report, on goals for biotechnology and biomanufacturing in the US, suggests areas of investment including multiomics, cell therapies, gene editing, and microbial genome sequencing.

Cancer Sequencing Panel Speeds Rapidly Improving, but Clinical Impact Studies Are Needed
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Thermo Fisher Scientific's IonTorrent Genexus platform can provide cancer panel results in about a day, but data on clinical impact of the fast turnaround has not yet been produced.

Admixture of Stone Age European Farmers, Hunter-Gatherers Led to Genetic Loci Under Selection

Using natural selection-focused analysis, researchers saw overrepresentation of hunter-gatherer sequences in an immune-related region in admixed ancient European farmers.

Mar 23, 2023

Medulloblastoma Long-Read Sequences Reveal Complex Rearrangements, Methylation Changes

Mar 23, 2023

Baylor Team Aims to Identify Chemo Toxicity Biomarkers in Latino Pediatric Leukemia Patients
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Mar 22, 2023

Beethoven's Genome Offers Clues to Composer's Liver Disease, Family History

Mar 21, 2023

Oxford Nanopore Sees COVID Testing Boom in 2022 as Emirati Genome Program Revenue Declines
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Mar 20, 2023

Blood-Based 'Omics Signatures Reflect 'Biological' BMI, Metabolic Health

Mar 20, 2023

Oxford Nanopore Technologies, 4bases Collaborate to Develop Rapid BRCA Sequencing Test

Mar 20, 2023

Illumina Pushes Back Against Icahn's Proposed Board Nominees

Mar 20, 2023

ACMG Panel Discusses Potential, Pitfalls of Precision Medicine Following Newborn Screening

Mar 17, 2023

Tibetan Plateau Population Relationships, Adaptations Assessed With Ancient Genomes

Mar 17, 2023

Advanced Cancer Outcomes Predicted Using Model Based on Circulating Tumor DNA Metrics

Mar 17, 2023

ACMG: Rare Disease Patients in Poor Countries See Benefit from Clinical Whole-Genome Sequencing

Mar 17, 2023

Healthy Oregon Project Reports at ACMG on Population Genetic Screening Efforts

Mar 16, 2023

Johns Hopkins Team Using Long-Read Sequencing to Crack Genetic Code of Pancreatic Cancer
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Mar 16, 2023

Integra Biosciences Acquires Miroculus

Mar 15, 2023

At ACMG, GUARDIAN Newborn Sequencing Study Reports High Uptake Rate

Mar 15, 2023

GeneDx Q4 Revenues Grow 6 Percent but Miss Consensus Estimate

Mar 14, 2023

New Single-Cell Genome, Transcriptome Sequencing Technique Delivers Better Bang For Buck
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Mar 13, 2023

Protein-Truncating Variants Confer Schizophrenia Risk Across Human Populations

Mar 13, 2023

Illumina Shares Soar as Billionaire Investor Seeks Board Seats to End Grail Takeover 'Insanity'

Mar 13, 2023

Gastric Cancer Driver Analysis Leads to Ancestry-, Subtype-Specific Features

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Genes Linked to White-Tailed Jackrabbits' Winter Coat Color Change

Climate change, the researchers noted in Science, may lead to camouflage mismatch and increase predation of white-tailed jackrabbits.

Adenine Base Editor Targets SCID Mutation in New Study

Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, report in Cell that adenine base editing was able to produce functional T lymphocytes in a model of severe combined immune deficiency.

Researchers Find Gene Affecting Alkaline Sensitivity in Plants

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Science have found a locus affecting alkaline-salinity sensitivity, which could aid in efforts to improve crop productivity, as they report in Science.

International Team Proposes Checklist for Returning Genomic Research Results

Researchers in the European Journal of Human Genetics present a checklist to guide the return of genomic research results to study participants.