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MAY 4, 2021

Mohsin Jafri, Director, Neuroscience Program; Professor Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, is studying cancer drug susceptibility. This technology may be applied to data extracted from the molecular […].

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OCTOBER 27, 2020

In the world of rare genetic diseases, exome and genome sequencing are two powerful tools used to make a diagnosis. A recent addition to the toolkit, RNA sequencing, has been demonstrated to help researchers narrow down disease candidate variants identified first on exome and genome sequencing.

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JUNE 16, 2021

million grant from The National Institutes of Health to develop methods that will improve genetic risk estimates – polygenic risk scores – for specific diseases in people from diverse populations and mixed ancestries. LOS ANGELES (June 16, 2021) – UCLA Health will receive a $4.8

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FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Applications in Plant Sciences… SSRgenotyper is a newly developed, free bioinformatic tool that allows researchers to digitally genotype sequenced populations using simple sequence repeats (SSRs), a task that […].

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APRIL 20, 2023

An international team of 79 researchers have collaborated on a study published in Nature Medicine to delve into perivascular spaces (PVS), a poorly understood artifact seen in magnetic resonance imaging of cerebral small vessel disease, a leading cause of stroke and dementia.

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JANUARY 27, 2021

In a paper published in Evolutionary Bioinformatics, Illinois researchers show COVID-19 cases and mortality rates, among other […]. . – With cities around the globe locking down yet again amid soaring COVID-19 numbers, could seasonality be partially to blame? New research from the University of Illinois says yes.

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MARCH 15, 2021

For their study, the team led by bioinformatics professor Andreas Keller and his doctoral student […]. Credit: Oliver Dietze In their study, which is now published in the journal Nature Aging, they show that the level of non-coding RNAs in the blood of a Parkinson’s patient can be used to track the course of the disease.

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JANUARY 6, 2022

– Sistemas Genómicos’ strong expertise in genetics – including bioinformatics, sequencing, molecular biology, and molecular genetics – will strategically … Continue reading →

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JANUARY 13, 2021

International Ukraine Genetic Diversity Project finds a quarter of the genetic variation in Europe, dramatically increasing information on population diversity and medical genetic variation Credit: Oakland University Today, the largest study of genetic diversity in Ukraine was published in the open science journal GigaScience.

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APRIL 30, 2021

Researchers have identified a vulnerability in some cases of acute myeloid leukaemia that could be harnessed for targeted treatment of these poor-prognosis cancers Targeting a pathway that is essential for the survival of certain types of acute myeloid leukaemia could provide a new therapy avenue for patients, the latest research has found.

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APRIL 20, 2021

A new study challenges the presumption that all South-Eastern-Bantu speaking groups are a single genetic entity. Almost 80% of South Africans speak one of the SEB family languages as their first language.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Scott Devine, PhD 64 human genomes sequenced will serve as new reference for genetic variation and predisposition to human diseases Credit: NIH Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) co-authored a study, published today in the journal Science, that details the sequencing of 64 full human genomes.

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JULY 5, 2022

It can be caused by exposure to loud noises – including prolonged use of earbuds at high volumes – as well as cancer treatment, illnesses, genetic mutations, or aging. An estimated 1.57

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AUGUST 10, 2021

The partners will also examine the transcriptomes of around 60 participants – in other words the messenger RNA coded for by genes that in turn is used to produce proteins – and carry out bioinformatic analyses to tease out new pathways involved in asthma.

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APRIL 11, 2023

With the huge abundance of genomic data generated from life science experiments, processing large datasets remains a challenge in the field of bioinformatics.

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JANUARY 20, 2021

Now, computational research at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, shows that one reason could be significant genetic transfer between bacteria in our ecosystems and to humans. Credit: Jan Zrimec/Chalmers University of Technology Pathogenic bacteria in humans are developing resistance to antibiotics much faster than expected.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Credit: Photo: IPK Leibniz Institute/ Andreas Bähring In order to record all genetic information of an individual, its genome must be completely decoded. But to understand the genetic information of the entire barley species, much more […].

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APRIL 23, 2021

This can be helpful in the study of rare genetic defects, among other things. A new VR platform enables the display of huge amounts of data. Credit: Sebastian Pirch, published in Nature Communications 2021. Networks offer a powerful way to visualize and analyze complex systems.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Scientists at Open Targets, EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), and GSK are revealing the shared basis of diseases using a map of interacting human proteins.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Study has big implications for management of bat populations Credit: Sarah Gignoux-Wolfsohn Scientists have found genetic differences between bats killed by white-nose syndrome and bats that survived, suggesting that survivors rapidly evolve to resist the fungal disease, according to a Rutgers-led study with big implications for deciding how to safeguard (..)

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APRIL 21, 2023

Biotech company Ultima Genomics has joined forces with Genome Insight, a bioinformatics-based biomedicine company, to overcome the caveat of cost and quality in WGS. Genome sequencing requires a powerful sequencer to decode the genetic makeup and an equally powerful analysis platform to make sense of the data generated.

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MAY 19, 2021

Credit: John Innes Centre Researchers have found the elusive genetic element controlling the elongated grains and glumes of a wheat variety identified by the renowned botanist Carl Linnaeus more than 250 years ago. Wheat, in bread, pasta, […].

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JANUARY 8, 2021

Credit: University of Leeds Researchers have for the first time identified the way viruses like the poliovirus and the common cold virus ‘package up’ their genetic code, allowing them to infect cells.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

Credit: E.A. Mnatsakanova and O.A. Vakhrusheva/Skoltech Skoltech’s evolutionary biologists discovered recombination in bdelloid rotifers, microscopic freshwater invertebrates, which have long been regarded as ‘an evolutionary scandal’ due to their presumed ancient asexuality.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Publication in Science Credit: David Porubsky, University of Washington In 2001, the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium announced the first draft of the human genome reference sequence. The Human Genome Project, as it was called, had taken more than eleven years of work and involved more than 1000 scientists from 40 countries.

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JULY 20, 2022

The two organisations have previously collaborated on the creation of three cancer therapeutics companies, including bacterial delivery system developer Neobe therapeutics, oncolytic virus therapy company Stratosvir, and bioinformatics specialist Enedra.

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AUGUST 25, 2020

The chip allows researchers to genetically identify corals and the symbiotic algae that live within the coral’s cells, a vital step for establishing and maintaining genetic diversity in reef restoration efforts. […].

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

In an article published in Nature Genetics, researchers confirm that about 14% of all cases of cerebral palsy, a disabling brain disorder for which there are no cures, may be linked to a patient’s […].

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

This in turn leads to lower genetic diversity in top predators compared to animals lower down the food chain. Genetic diversity is very […].

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JULY 12, 2021

USC researchers have achieved a better way to identify elusive DNA variants responsible for genetic changes affecting cell functions and diseases. Using computational biology tools, scientists at the university’s Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences studied “variable-number tandem repeats” (VNTR) in DNA.

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JANUARY 13, 2021

Credit: Delaneau Group Thousands of genetic markers have already been robustly associated with complex human traits, such as Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, obesity, or height.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Well, Kim believes that “by leveraging the power of genetics and functional genomics, coupled with a ‘human-first’ mindset, innovative analytics, and scalable compute power” there is “the ability to take a fundamentally different approach to drug development”. What, then, is the solution? About the interviewee.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Last week geneticist Dr Charles Steward shared with us his experiences of searching for a genetic cause for his children’s rare neurological diseases. While it is a very rare form of epilepsy, it is such a cheap and harmless medication that it is often used as a first-line therapy for infants in intensive care who have no genetic diagnosis.

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DECEMBER 13, 2023

3) Fulgent Genetics Compound annual growth rate: 260 percent Fulgent Genetics, headquartered in California, is a technology-driven company with a strong presence in clinical diagnostics and therapeutic development. The company achieved core revenues of $67 million, reflecting a remarkable 48 perecent year-over-year growth.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Based on the genetic biomarker(s) identified, the most effective therapy targeting the specific molecular marker can be selected. Some of these are second generation therapies that can overcome known resistance mutations to earlier therapies, such as EGFR T790M or ALK L1196M or ALK G1269A.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Cutting-edge nanopore devices have enabled scientists to read or ‘sequence’ the genetic material in a biological sample outside a laboratory, however analysing the raw data has […].

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APRIL 29, 2021

Credit: California Academy of Sciences Within the past decade, next-generation sequencing technologies have revolutionized the way in which genetic data are generated and analyzed.

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