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First multi-whole-genome study of IBD in African Americans

Scienmag

Anaylsis shows different genetic risk landscape for IBD In African Americans, the genetic risk landscape for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is very different from that of people with European ancestry, according to results of the first whole-genome study of IBD in African Americans.

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Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union tracks strains of SARS-CoV-2

Scienmag

15, 2020 — Initial findings reported by the Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union (ACGU) suggest that following Arizona’s first reported case of COVID-19 in late January, the state experienced no cases that went undetected […]. — Sept.

Genome 40
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Precision Fermentation Study May Revolutionize Food Quality and Sustainability

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By genetically editing microorganisms, scientists can now manipulate the metabolic pathways to produce foods with desirable properties. The precision fermentation study highlights how genetically engineered microorganisms can inhibit the growth of foodborne pathogens.

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SARS-CoV-2 mutations do not appear to increase transmissibility

Scienmag

The analysis of virus genomes from over 46,000 people with COVID-19 from 99 countries is published today in Nature Communications. First and corresponding author Dr Lucy van Dorp (UCL Genetics […].

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Research may help identify more dangerous strains of the virus that causes COVID-19

Scienmag

A new study published in Genetic Epidemiology has examined the genetic code of SARS-CoV-2 viruses that have infected patients, looking for links between different mutations and patient deaths. For the study, investigators analyzed 7,548 SARS-CoV-2 genomes of COVID-19 patients worldwide […].

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Treatment Reverses Young Man’s Type 1 Diabetes. Will It Last?

The Pharma Data

But Forbes, an assistant professor of pediatrics, immunology, allergy and rheumatology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, said the patient’s diabetes appears to have been reversed. This patient had a genetic mutation that ruxolitinib is known to work on. It’s in a class of medications known as JAK inhibitors.

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Fueling Growth Opportunities for Sustainable Agriculture

The Pharma Data

Thanks to its R&D agreement with Pairwise , the Broad Institute and others, Bayer has access to the best genome editing tools. Bayer’s research collaboration with the French biotech company Meiogenix is also accelerating the development of proprietary technologies related to plant breeding and genome editing applications.