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Startup Angstrom Bio Plans Saliva-Based COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Test on Nanopore Sequencing Platform
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Angstrom Bio is developing a rapid, scalable coronavirus test that uses nanopore sequencing to detect barcoded PCR products.

Adaptive Biotechnologies, Takara Bio T Cell Receptor Sequencing Methods Rank High in Benchmarking Study
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An international team of researchers put nine immune cell sequencing methods head to head, including RNA-based and DNA-based ones, using the same T-cell sample.

Helix Gets FDA Emergency Use Authorization for NGS-Based COVID-19 Test

The in vitro diagnostic test runs on the Illumina NovaSeq 6000 instrument and will be performed at Helix's San Diego CLIA-certified laboratory.

Pacific Biosciences, Asuragen Collaborate on Clinical Assays

Asuragen will develop assays for PacBio's long-read next-generation sequencing systems, with an initial focus on developing a carrier screening assay.

Iowa Startup FBB Biomed Pursues RNA Blood Test to Predict COVID-19 Disease Severity
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FBB Biomed, cofounded by a diagnostics industry veteran, is attempting to develop a blood RNA test to predict COVID-19 disease severity.

Jun 2, 2020

NuProbe Licenses Two Oligonucleotide Technologies from Rice University

May 20, 2020

Omics-Driven Drug Discovery Firm Octant Raises $30M in Series A Financing Round

May 12, 2020

Pillar Biosciences Closes $29.7M Series C Financing Round

Mar 16, 2020

Qiagen, NuProbe Partner on Rare Variant Enrichment in Liquid Biopsy Tests

Jan 23, 2020

Startup BioSkryb Eyes Oncology Applications for Single-Cell DNA Sequencing
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Jan 8, 2020

BioSkryb Raises $11.5M in Seed Funding

Dec 3, 2019

Illumina, ArcherDx Expand Partnership on NGS IVD Tests

Mar 11, 2019

New IDT Multiplexed Target Amplification Technology Promises High Specificity
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Jan 22, 2019

Circulating B Cell Antibody Repertoire in Healthy Individuals is Highly Diverse, Study Reveals

Nov 13, 2018

Point-of-Care Molecular Diagnostic Platform That Skips Need for Amplification Being Developed at UCLA
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Oct 26, 2018

New Zika Genomes From African, Asian Lineages Document Virus' Population Diversity

Jun 15, 2018

PDL1 Amplifications Mark Subset of Solid Tumors, May Point to Checkpoint Blockade Response

May 16, 2018

Dutch Researchers Develop Multiplex RT-PCR Assay to Detect Bloodstream Infections
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Sep 28, 2016

Toyota Designs New Genotyping by Sequencing Technology Platform for Crop Research
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Jul 14, 2016

Sequence Bio Raises $1.6M in Equity

Mar 22, 2016

Researchers Sequence Chimpanzee Parasites to Learn About Evolution of Human Malaria Species

Aug 27, 2015

Researchers Develop LR-PCR, NGS Combination Method to Detect PMS2 Gene Mutations

Mar 18, 2015

Sygnis Inks Belgian Distribution Agreement with Sopachem for TruePrime

Jan 8, 2015

Karolinska Team Demonstrates PCR-free NGS Method for Noninvasive Prenatal Diagnosis
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Jul 28, 2014

FDA Clears Quidel's Amplivue Group A Strep Test

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Interfering With Invasive Mussels

The Chicago Tribune reports that researchers are studying whether RNA interference- or CRISPR-based approaches can combat invasive freshwater mussels.

Participation Analysis

A new study finds that women tend to participate less at scientific meetings but that some changes can lead to increased involvement, the Guardian reports.

Right Whales' Decline

A research study plans to use genetic analysis to gain insight into population decline among North American right whales, according to CBC.

Science Papers Tie Rare Mutations to Short Stature, Immunodeficiency; Present Single-Cell Transcriptomics Map

In Science this week: pair of mutations in one gene uncovered in brothers with short stature and immunodeficiency, and more.