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Illumina to buy SomaLogic in deal worth up to $425M

Bio Pharma Dive

Illumina expects that adding SomaLogic will aid its “multiomics” business strategy and strengthen the value of its gene sequencing products.

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STAT+: At Aspen Ideas, a life science VC sees cause for long-term optimism despite a rocky market

STAT News

And while the gene-sequencing juggernaut eventually spun out Grail under regulatory pressure, the deal proved lucrative for Owens and set the stage for her to start Initiate in 2020. program before she ditched the lab to explore the world of finance.

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Beneficial Microbes Identified That Maintain Crop Yields in Fertilizer-Free Fields

Scienmag

Employing high-throughput 16S rRNA gene sequencing, the researchers systematically profiled microbial DNA extracted from rice roots belonging to three prominent Japanese cultivars—but not limited to a single genotype—collected at regular intervals over the course of multiple years.

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How War, Trade, and Agriculture Fueled the Spread of Rice Disease Across Africa

Scienmag

These samples underwent detailed genetic characterization focusing on viral protein-coding gene sequences and full-length genomes. The researchers examined up to 335 viral samples collected over an expansive 770,000 square-mile area in East Africa, dating between 1966 and 2020.

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FDA approves first liquid biopsy test that uses advanced gene sequencing

Bio Pharma Dive

The test, developed by Guardant Health, combines next-generation sequencing with a cancer blood test.

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Gene sequencing for lung cancer under-used in Europe

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Gene sequencing for lung cancer under-used in Europe Phil.Taylor Mon, 10/07/2023 - 09:37 Bookmark this

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PacBio Secures $900 Million Investment to Support Gene Sequencing

BioSpace

will make an investment of $900 million into the company to support its gene sequencing research. Shares of Pacific Biosciences soared more than 21% in premarket trading after it was announced SB Management, a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp.,