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Jan 08, 2019

GenMark Diagnostics' Preliminary Q4 Revenues Up 21 Percent

The company said it expects revenues from its ePlex analyzers to go up approximately 110 percent year over year for Q4.

Nov 28, 2018

Metagenomic Sequencing Approach Proposed for Respiratory Tract Infection Detection

Prospective research suggests DNA and RNA sequencing can reveal pathogen, microbiome, and host expression features to detect lower respiratory tract infections.

Nov 02, 2018

FDA's Computational Challenges for PrecisionFDA Initiative Help Improve Genomic Testing

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Some of the metrics used for the PrecisionFDA challenges have begun making their way into broader use, and additional competitions are planned.

Jan 18, 2018

Bovine TB Pathogen Genotypes Trace Disease History in Mozambique

By genotyping nearly 200 Mycobacterium bovis isolates, investigators saw signs of introductions of the pathogen, coupled with a long history in the region.

Dec 14, 2016

Hygiena Acquires DuPont Global Food Safety Diagnostics Business

The company said its acquisition of DuPont Diagnostics will allow it to provide a broader array of food safety diagnostics services to its customers.

Dec 08, 2016

Metagenomics Shows Potential for Foodborne Pathogen Outbreak Investigations

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Researchers from the CDC and Georgia Tech tested the efficacy of using whole-genome shotgun sequencing to diagnose food-borne pathogens in outbreaks.

Sep 28, 2016

Universal Microbial Diagnostics Approach Using Random DNA Probes Promises Rapid Pathogen ID

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The Rice University researchers identified 11 pathogenic bacteria strains using only five randomly selected DNA probes.

May 14, 2014

In Dutch Study, Pathogenica NGS HAI System Compares Well to Standard Typing Methods

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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) — A study by researchers from two Dutch medical centers and pathogen sequencing company Pathogenica has found that the company's HAI BioDetection kit compared well with the standard method used to type multi-drug resistantEscherichia coli.

Dec 03, 2013

DTRA, InnoCentive Name Pathogen Detection $1M Contest Winner

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The US military's Defense Threat Reduction Agency has awarded a $1 million prize to a group of scientists who developed an algorithm that can enable rapid and accurate characterization of a clinical pathogen sample from raw DNA sequence data, challenge partner InnoCent

Sep 30, 2013

USDA-ARS Evaluating PathoGenetix Technology for Foodborne Pathogen Identification

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – PathoGenetix and the US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service announced late on Monday the evaluation of PathoGenetix's technology for identifying strains of Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli, or STECs, and Salmonella enterica.

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The Scan

Same Scam, New Tech

Bloomberg reports that the DNA-for-cash deal reported in Kentucky might be a more widespread scam.

Gene Therapy for SCID-X1

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have treated infants with X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency using gene therapy in an early phase study.

To Guide the Genealogy Search

St. Louis Public Radio reports that some African Americans are turning to DNA ancestry testing to help guide genealogical searches.

This Week in Nature

In Nature this week: a genomic analysis of the snailfish Pseudoliparis swirei, ancient DNA analysis gives insight into the introduction of farming to England, and more.

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