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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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Merck and Moderna’s mRNA cancer vaccine aces its first efficacy trial

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The two partners have revealed the first clinical data from a phase 2b trial of a personalised vaccine consisting of 34 mRNAs, each targeting mutations – identified by gene sequencing – that are thought to be driving a patient’s cancer. Access to sequencing could, however, be a major obstacle at the population level.

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

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However, its messenger RNA (mRNA) platform – building on continuous advances in basic and applied mRNA science – permits the development of therapeutics and vaccines for other infectious diseases, immune-oncology, rare diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and auto-immune diseases as well.

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Merck gets on board with Moderna cancer vaccine in $250m deal

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Shares in Moderna were ticking upwards today after Merck & Co took up an option on a personalised RNA-based cancer vaccine with a payment of $250 million. The deal focuses on mRNA-4157 – also known as V940 – which targets up to 34 unique tumour-associated antigens or neoantigens that are expressed by a patient’s cancer cells.

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Sensyne, Oxford University deploy AI to find asthma targets

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The three-year project – led by respiratory medicine expert Dr Timothy Hinks from the Oxford University Respiratory Medicine Unit – will use whole-genome sequencing of around 500 patients with severe asthma, comparing their gene sequences with control subjects who don’t have asthma.

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Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Library Preparation Kits: Revolutionizing the Field of Genetic Sciences

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Further, NGS library preparation kits offer several benefits, such as low requirement of starting material, generation of longer RNA / DNA sequences and production of superior quality nucleotide libraries, thereby, catering to existing unmet needs of the research domain. Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Library Preparation Kits.

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New CRISPR-Based Tool Called PASTE Gene Editing Inserts Large DNA Sequences at Desired Sites

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How does the Gene Editing Tool PASTE Work? The CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system uses a programmable single guide RNA sequence (sgRNA) to find and bind to specific regions of DNA and the Cas9 nuclease induces double strand breaks at these target regions of the genome.