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Gut Microbiome Characteristics Tied to Depressive Symptoms in New Studies

Researchers profiled gut microbial community patterns in antidepressant-free individuals, identifying features linked to depressive symptoms.

Biotia Joins Mayo Clinic Program for AI Startups

The firm will focus on validating its next-generation sequencing-based microbial surveillance service and readying it for clinical use.

MicroGenDx Expanding Hospital Business Following Reimbursement Decision, Publications
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The firm can now be reimbursed $355 for its microbe sequencing tests, which it said sets a competitive bar for other developers.

MicroGenDx Acquires Sequencing Lab RTL Genomics

Both companies were divisions of Southwest Regional PCR and were spun off into separate businesses in 2017.

Oracle Makes Inroads in Genomic Cloud Computing
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A research deal with the University of Oxford is a steppingstone for the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to challenge AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure in bioinformatics.

May 28, 2021

Global Subway Metagenomics Study Reveals Cities' Microbial Fingerprints

May 11, 2021

Ancient Oral Microbiomes Reveal Similarities Between Neanderthals, Modern Humans

Jan 27, 2021

One Codex, Transnetyx Collaborate on Microbiome Sequencing and Analysis Services

Nov 9, 2020

Metagenomic Microbiome Analysis Expands Known Phylogenetic Diversity of Earth's Bacteria, Archaea

Sep 2, 2020

Japan's BitBiome Raises ¥700M in Series B Financing

Aug 25, 2020

Loop Genomics Seeks Slice of Sanger Market With New Clonal Isolate Library Preparation Technology
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Jul 10, 2020

Infant Gut Microbiome Correlates With Bacteria in Mother's Breast Milk, Study Finds

Jul 10, 2020

Prediabetes, Type 2 Diabetes Come With Altered Gut Microbiomes

Jan 29, 2020

IDbyDNA Raises $20M in Series B Financing

Dec 17, 2019

Prescient Metabiomics, CoreBiome Developing Microbial Assay for Colon Cancer Screening

Oct 10, 2019

Omics Tools Firms See Opportunities in Burgeoning Synthetic Biology Industry
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Sep 4, 2019

uBiome Declares Bankruptcy, Offers Assets for Sale

Aug 14, 2019

Microbial Genes Characterized in Human Gut, Oral Microbiomes

Aug 8, 2019

Researchers Propose Role For Microbes in Pancreatic Cancer Immune Features, Survival

Feb 4, 2019

Gut Microbe Studies Expand Bacterial Culture Collections, Reference Genomes

Mar 7, 2018

Skin Microbiomes of Megacity Dwellers More Fragile Than Those in Smaller Urban Areas

Dec 5, 2017

Space Station Microbes Similar to Those Found in Houses

Dec 1, 2017

Oral Microbiome Influences Risk of Esophageal Cancer Development

Nov 1, 2017

Earth Microbiome Project Releases First Dataset, Revealing Microbial Diversity

Sep 20, 2017

Expanded Human Microbiome Project Examines Dynamics, Functions of Microbial Communities

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UK Team Presents Genetic, Epigenetic Sequencing Method

Using enzymatic DNA preparation steps, researchers in Nature Biotechnology develop a strategy for sequencing DNA, along with 5-methylcytosine and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, on existing sequencers.

DNA Biobank Developed for French Kidney Donors, Recipients

The KiT-GENIE biobank described in the European Journal of Human Genetics contains DNA samples, genotyping profiles, immune patterns, and clinical features for thousands of kidney donors or transplant recipients in Nantes, France.

Cardiometabolic Disease May Have Distinct Associations With Microbial Metabolites in Blood, Gut

By analyzing gut microbes in combination with related metabolites in feces and blood, researchers in Nature Communications found distinct cardiometabolic disease relationships at each site.

Study Reveals New Details About Genetics of Major Cause of Female Infertility

Researchers in Nature Medicine conducted a whole-exome sequencing study of mote than a thousand patients with premature ovarian insufficiency.