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Researchers develop new technology to reduce high error rates in gene sequencing 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. Identifying such mutations enables earlier diagnosis of cancer and can inform treatment decisions. Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers developed a new te...

Official COVID Projections Were Toppled by Virus Variants That Genome Panel Had Warned About Former CCMB chief Rakesh Mishras comments to The Wire have drawn rebukes from at least two senior science-related officials in the government. People carry the body of a man who died from COVID-19 at a crematorium in New Delhi, May 3, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Adnan Abidi Health4 hours ago Bengaluru: Even as scientists have acknowledged flaws in a disease transmission model that may have led the government t...

Leopards are among the most widespread carnivores today, living in a wide range of habitats, from deserts to rainforests, and from the lowland plains to the mountainous highlands. Over the past century, they’ve experienced extreme habitat losses due to human activity, both directly from hunting and indirectly from habitat reduction and prey competition. This has led to the land they occupy being reduced by over 50% in Africa, and over 80% in Asia, involving the local extinction of many popul...

Known as P1, the strain is believed to be more infectious than the original and the other mutations, but it is unclear by how much. According to the latest data from the  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), P1 now accounts for at least 434 COVID-19 cases across 28 jurisdictions. This is the first time that the P1 variant has come in second. Health authorities are concerned that the P1 strain may have the ability to evade the antibodies the body produces from a prior coronavirus ...

1 in 7 Caribbean-born breast, ovarian cancer patients have gene mutation A study of seven Caribbean countries has shown that an average of one in seven Caribbean-born people on those islands who have been diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer carry at least one inherited gene mutation. Of the seven territories – Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Cayman, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica and Haiti – Cayman had the second-lowest rate of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer at 6.3%, after Jamaica, whi...

Matt Mobergs DynaTech Fund has beaten 95% of its category peers over the past five years. It looks for innovation leaders with superior management that benefit from new industry conditions. He laid out four trends he sees shaping todays economy that are rich investment backdrops.  There is no doubt that COVID-19 has brought a lot of loss to the world. But at the same time, it has helped to accelerate innovation across industries as its forced people and businesses to adapt to more constricted ...

Date Time Kathleen Folbigg’s children likely died of natural causes, not murder Some 90 prominent scientists, including Nobel laureates and other leading Australian and international researchers, today called for convicted child murderer Kathleen Folbigg to be pardoned and released from jail. Author Professor and Co-Director, Centre for Personalised Immunology, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence, Australian National University They say genetic evidence published in November 2020 shows ...

Global Precision Medicine Market, By  Technology (Bioinformatics, Drug Discovery, Gene Sequencing, Precision Molecular Diagnostics, and Big Data Analytics), By Application (Oncology, CNS, Respiratory, Immunology, Hematology, and Others),   and  By Region (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East & Africa) – Trends, Analysis and Forecast till 2030.” Key Highlights: In January 2018, Syapse collaborated with Roche in order to advance precision medicine in oncology...

The achievement didn't live up to the hype, but it has illuminated new areas of 'genetic dark matter'.

SPAC HighCape Capital soars 140% on deal to buy protein-sequencing firm Quantum-Si Emily GraffeoFeb 18, 2021, 23:47 IST Traders work on the floor at the opening bell of the Dow Industrial Average at the New York Stock Exchange on March 18, 2020 in New York.Bryan R. Smith/AFP/Getty Images Shares of SPAC The SPAC will merge with Quantum-Si, a biotech firm that created a semiconductor chip to analyze proteins. The transaction was also supported by a $425 PIPE with accounts advised by Ark Inves...