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Ginkgo Bioworks, Ceres Nanosciences Partner on Pathogen Monitoring

The partners have already set up labs in the Middle East and Africa and plan to build wastewater testing capacity in countries where Ginkgo has pathogen monitoring programs.

CDC Greatly Expands Number of Infectious Disease Targets for National Wastewater Surveillance
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The National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS) will test sewage for gastrointestinal, respiratory, and antimicrobial resistance targets using digital PCR.

Ginkgo Bioworks Partners With Ukraine on Wastewater Testing; CDC on Flu Monitoring

The announcements come a week after Ginkgo announced that it would meet its full-year 2022 revenue guidance on the strength of biosecurity revenues.

Ceres Nanosciences Wins $1.4M in NIH RADx Funding for Additional Wastewater Epidemiology Centers

Ceres will identify and establish five new centers of excellence to join an existing network of 16 sites that was established with prior RADx funding.

NIST Analysis Discovers Sample Processing Bias in Metagenomic Wastewater Surveillance
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The finding underscores the need to standardize sampling protocols to minimize biases in wastewater antimicrobial resistance monitoring.

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Positive Framing of Genetic Studies Can Spark Mistrust Among Underrepresented Groups

Researchers in Human Genetics and Genomics Advances report that how researchers describe genomic studies may alienate potential participants.

Small Study of Gene Editing to Treat Sickle Cell Disease

In a Novartis-sponsored study in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers found that a CRISPR-Cas9-based treatment targeting promoters of genes encoding fetal hemoglobin could reduce disease symptoms.

Gut Microbiome Changes Appear in Infants Before They Develop Eczema, Study Finds

Researchers report in mSystems that infants experienced an enrichment in Clostridium sensu stricto 1 and Finegoldia and a depletion of Bacteroides before developing eczema.

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment Specificity Enhanced With Stem Cell Editing

A study in Nature suggests epitope editing in donor stem cells prior to bone marrow transplants can stave off toxicity when targeting acute myeloid leukemia with immunotherapy.