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Oct 15, 2019

Dart-seq Leads New Methods to Sequence Transcriptome Methylation Patterns

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A new sequencing-based method developed by Duke University's Kate Meyer is one of several that can detect RNA methylation without the use of antibodies.

Sep 24, 2019

NIH Awards $29.5M to Two Centers for New Human Genome Reference Program

Using 350 human genomes from different populations, the two centers plan to develop a multi-genome reference sequence that is as complete as possible.

Sep 20, 2019

INanoBio Nabs $5.4M From DARPA for Silicon Nanopore Sequencer Development

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The firm is part of a research consortium that is led by Mount Sinai and includes Fluidigm to develop a device to detect epigenetic signatures of WMD exposure.

Sep 19, 2019

Oxford Nanopore Licenses CRISPR-Cas9 IP From Caribou Biosciences for Targeted Nanopore Sequencing

The firm said CRISPR will enable targeted sequencing of long regions of interest that were previously only accessible with long-read whole-genome sequencing.

Sep 11, 2019

Oxford Nanopore Responds in Court to Pacific Biosciences Allegations of Willful Infringement

The UK-based sequencing technology firm continues to seek invalidation of PacBio's patents, despite unsuccessful earlier efforts.

Jul 23, 2019

Dutch Startup Cyclomics Developing Liquid Biopsy Assay Using Nanopore Sequencing

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Cyclomics, a 2018 spinout from University Medical Center Utrecht, is testing its assay for treatment response and recurrence monitoring in head and neck cancer.

Jul 18, 2019

European Patent Office Revokes Second Pacific Biosciences Patent

The patent, EP3170904, "Compositions and methods for nucleic acid sequencing," is the second PacBio patent revoked by the EPO this year. 

Jul 08, 2019

Oxford Nanopore 2018 Revenues More Than Double; Firm Opens New Production Facility

In a message posted on Twitter today, Oxford Nanopore said that revenues grew to $43.7 million last year, up from $17.8 million in 2017.

Jul 01, 2019

Merck KGaA to Distribute RevoluGen's High Molecular Weight DNA Extraction Product

Under the non-exclusive agreement, Germany's Merck will globally distribute RevoluGen's Fire Monkey/Fire Flower kit for the extraction of high molecular weight DNA.

Jun 27, 2019

Nature Include Analysis of Athletes' Gut Microbes, More

In Nature this week: athletes' gut microbiomes, nanopore metagenomic sequencing approach to diagnosing infectious diseases, and more.

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Asked to Give DNA Back

A South African university has told the Wellcome Sanger Institute to return DNA samples it has from indigenous African communities, The Times reports.

CCR5 Gene Mortality Paper Retracted

The University of California, Berkeley's Rasmus Nielsen and Xinzhu Wei have retracted their CCR5 gene paper due to a technical artifact.

 

Catch It Before Being Hospitalized

University of Virginia researchers are exploring a genetic risk test to gauge type 1 diabetes risk, NPR reports.

PNAS Studies Look at Lung Cancer Models, Height in Ancient Europeans, More

In PNAS this week: researchers compare two high-grade neuroendocrine lung cancers, height among ancient Europeans, and more.

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