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Ancient Genome Sequence Provides Look at Ancestry for Individual Who Perished at Pompeii
With paleogenetics and archaeological data, investigators profiled individuals killed by the Mount Vesuvius eruption, generating a genome sequence for one of the ancient Pompeiians.
Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Outcomes Improve With Diverse Gut Microbes, Immune Cells
By profiling the gut microbiome and blood immune cells, researchers found features linked to good outcomes and lower graft-versus-host disease rates.
Becton Dickinson Gets CE-IVD Mark for High-Throughput COVID/Flu PCR Test
The SARS-CoV-2/flu assay is the second test available on the high-throughput BD Cor PX/MX system.
The Nigerian biotech is forging collaborations across the continent to boost African representation in genomics.
The scientists are pairing whole-genome MinIon sequencing with MiSeq sequencing to create hybrid genome assemblies for foodborne pathogen tracking and detection.