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A new dawn of the genomic age: five areas set to be transformed in 2023

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Protein prediction algorithms will reach their potential Proteomics has long been hindered by inaccurate or incomplete RNA sequences – with resultant predictive models built from RNA proving inaccurate. Just one mutation can lead to a complete change in protein formation. So, when it comes to proteomics, accuracy is vital.

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Why genomic healthcare data matters in the development of new therapies 

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7 The collaboration will see Children’s Mercy Kansas City use PacBio’s Sequel IIe system in the study of genetic disease and the research will apply direct methylation detection and Iso-Seq full-length RNA sequencing.

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Alnylam finds belly fat gene and drug target in UK Biobank study

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The RNA interference specialist says its researchers and collaborators have identified mutations in a gene called INHBE that are associated with protection against abdominal obesity and metabolic syndrome – a condition impacting more than 20% of adults worldwide. . Image by Bruno /Germany from Pixabay .

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International Women’s Day: Female life science leaders

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In January 2023, the company opening the second largest Biobank in the UK, which will give parents the chance to preserve their stem cells within the North West and the provision of non-invasive, prenatal testing and pregnancy testing, something that Dr Kenny hopes “can be a real catalyst for female well-being for decades to come”.

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CENTOGENE Opens Walk-In COVID-19 Testing Facility at Berlin Brandenburg Airport

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CENTOGENE’s SARS-CoV-2 test is a molecular diagnostic test performed for the in vitro qualitative detection of RNA from the SARS-CoV-2 in oropharyngeal samples from presymptomatic patients and probands according to the recommended testing by public health authority guidelines. A Complete Testing Solution.