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Genes can be used to better predict the likelihood of kidney cancer recurrence

A decade-long international study into kidney cancer has shown that doctors can predict the likelihood of a patient's disease returning by looking at DNA mutations in their tumors.

24 Feb 2023

NIH researchers release new tool to assemble complete genome sequences on-demand

National Institutes of Health researchers have developed and released an innovative software tool to assemble truly complete (i.e., gapless) genome sequences from a variety of species.

17 Feb 2023

Tecan collaborates with Element Biosciences to provide benchtop NGS

Tecan and Element Biosciences, Inc. – ¬¬ the developer of an innovative DNA sequencing platform disrupting genomics – are collaborating to offer a true benchtop NGS workflow with MagicPrep™ NGS* and the AVITI™ System.

From Tecan 13 Feb 2023

Gaining insights into human disease biology through CRISPR platforms

In this interview, we speak with Laralynne Przybyla about how she is utilizing CRISPR platforms to understand human disease biology in greater detail.

From Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) 7 Feb 2023

Researchers decipher genomic mechanisms involved in complex eye disease

Researchers at Tel Aviv University identified a new genetic risk factor for the complex eye disease AMD (Age-related Macular Degeneration), a leading cause for loss of eyesight at an advanced age.

7 Feb 2023

Researchers use AI to identify genes that are critical to a cancer cell’s survival

Researchers at the University of Sussex are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to analyze different types of cancer cells to understand different gene dependencies, and to identify genes that are critical to a cell's survival.

6 Feb 2023

Genomic study helps retrace origin and spread of Shigellosis outbreak in Seattle

A genomic study of a sustained, multidrug-resistant Shigellosis outbreak in Seattle enabled scientists to retrace its origin and spread.

1 Feb 2023

Unboxing the mystery genome black box with the DNA sequencing method

Researchers from the University of Cambridge have described a new DNA sequencing technique that can find out where and how small molecule drugs interact with the targeted genome in a study that was published in the journal Nature Biotechnology.

26 Jan 2023

First-ever chromosome-level genome sequences completed for sharks

The first chromosome level genome sequences for great hammerhead and shortfin mako sharks have shown that both species have experienced major population declines over a 250,000-year history.

5 Jan 2023

PacBio announces the commencement of external beta testing of the Onso Sequencing System

PacBio, a leading developer of high-quality, highly accurate sequencing solutions, today announced the commencement of external beta testing of the Onso™ Sequencing System. This innovative benchtop short-read DNA sequencing platform is expected to provide an extraordinary level of accuracy by utilizing PacBio’s unique sequencing by binding (SBB) technology.

26 Oct 2022

Saving ocean habitats with newer genomic technologies

In an essay published on October 17th, 2022 in the open-access journal PLOS Biology, Madeleine van Oppen of the Australian Institute of Marine Science and the University of Melbourne and Melinda Coleman of the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries argue that genetic and genomic technologies have tremendous potential for protecting marine life but are currently underutilized.

20 Oct 2022

Genomic research helps in tackling the fatal complications of fungal infections

An important genetic discovery made by a research team led by a University of Massachusetts Amherst scientist sheds new light on the application of the drug caspofungin to treat the deadly fungal infection Aspergillus fumigatus, which claims the lives of about 100,000 severely immunocompromised individuals every year.

7 Oct 2022

Spaceflight increases the risk of developing cancer and heart disease

A groundbreaking study from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai found that astronauts are more likely to experience mutations that could be connected to spaceflight and increase their lifetime risk of acquiring cancer and heart disease.

2 Sep 2022

Study explores how plant genetic diversity affects leaf microbiota

Plants, like people and animals, have a microbiota. A team of researchers headed by the University of Chicago and including INRAE investigated whether genetic diversity within a plant species influences the makeup of its leaf microbiota.

28 Jul 2022

Scientists determine the contribution of DNA recombinations to genomic diversity in health and disease

Researchers from Japan’s RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, working with colleagues from all over the world, found that recombinations of particular genomic sequences, which are reproduced millions of times in the genome of each human cell, are common in both normal and disease states.

28 Jul 2022

DNA Sequencing News and Research

Genes can be used to better predict the likelihood of kidney cancer recurrence

NIH researchers release new tool to assemble complete genome sequences on-demand

Tecan collaborates with Element Biosciences to provide benchtop NGS

Gaining insights into human disease biology through CRISPR platforms

Researchers decipher genomic mechanisms involved in complex eye disease

Researchers use AI to identify genes that are critical to a cancer cell’s survival

Genomic study helps retrace origin and spread of Shigellosis outbreak in Seattle

Unboxing the mystery genome black box with the DNA sequencing method

First-ever chromosome-level genome sequences completed for sharks

PacBio announces the commencement of external beta testing of the Onso Sequencing System

Saving ocean habitats with newer genomic technologies

Genomic research helps in tackling the fatal complications of fungal infections

Spaceflight increases the risk of developing cancer and heart disease

Study explores how plant genetic diversity affects leaf microbiota

Scientists determine the contribution of DNA recombinations to genomic diversity in health and disease

Genetic evolution of tropical freshwater fish may reveal new insights for conservation ecologists

Genetic testing advances help to uncover primary immune deficiency diseases

Researchers analyze single-cell DNA sequencing for having a significant role in Alzheimer’s disease

Spatial maps offer insights into the battle between melanoma cells and immune cells

Scientists produce the first complete, gapless sequence of a human genome

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