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Ring 20: Could the rare disease get left behind by next-generation gene sequencing?

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Ring Chromosome 20 Syndrome, or (R)20, is an ultra-rare form of epilepsy with a devastating impact – yet despite huge leaps forward in gene sequencing in recent years, diagnoses are going down instead of up. The post Ring 20: Could the rare disease get left behind by next-generation gene sequencing? appeared first on.

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Hopkins-led research team takes gene mutation detection in blood to the next level

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Credit: Elizabeth Cooke Next-generation gene sequencing (NGS) technologies –in which millions of DNA molecules are simultaneously but individually analyzed– theoretically provides researchers and clinicians the ability to noninvasively identify mutations in the blood stream.

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#news #biotech Research team develops software that cuts time, cost from gene sequencing

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Biotechnology, Pharma and Biopharma News – Research – Science – Lifescience ://Biotech-Biopharma-Pharma: Research team develops software that cuts time, cost from gene sequencing.A team of Johns Hopkins University researchers has developed a new software that could revolutionize how DNA … Continue reading →

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Boost for mRNA as Moderna to acquire OriCiro for $85 million

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The company develops mRNA therapeutics and vaccines , and the move will enable it to utilise the synthetic biology and enzyme tech of 2018-founded Japanese company OriCiro, which develops cell-free DNA synthesis and amplification technologies, and thereby expand Moderna’s portfolio.

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A different approach: reimagining biology

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Three key members of the team – Dr Raquel Sanches-Kuiper, Vice President of Technology, Dr Matthew Hayes, Chief Technology Officer and John Edgell, Head of Cloud Engineering – explain how the company is doing this and what it means for the advancement of DNA synthesis in the lab. Why enzymatic synthesis? “We

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Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Library Preparation Kits Market: Current Scenario and Future Potential

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Since the introduction of a gene sequencing method by Frederick Sanger in 1977, the field of genomic data collection and analysis has evolved significantly. Advancement in DNA sequencing technologies have resulted in noteworthy developments in various healthcare-related research fields, such as diagnostics and personalized medicine.

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Takeda grows in gene therapies again with $2bn Code Bio deal

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Interest in non-viral methods of delivering gene therapies has been growing in the face of current scrutiny of the safety of viral vectors like adeno-associated viruses (AAV), with a number of clinical programmes based on AAV under clinical holds imposed by the FDA.