NewsAutomated NGS Platform Can Accurately Screen Thousands for COVID-19Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute | March 5, 2021 The new robotics platform can screen thousands of SARS-CoV-2 samples at once
Thought LeadershipSponsoredTraditional vs Expanded Carrier ScreeningErica Tennenhouse, PhD | February 18, 2021 Expanded carrier screening relies on high-throughput approaches to catch disease-causing variants that may elude traditional screening
NewsConstructing the First Version of the Japanese Reference GenomeTohoku University | January 29, 2021 Researchers at Tohoku University have completed and released the first Japanese reference genome, named JG1
NewsTechnology Could Upend DNA Sequencing for Diagnosing Certain MutationsVirginia Commonwealth University | January 28, 2021 New technology promises to diagnose rearrangement mutations at a fraction of the cost with improved accuracy
NewsWorld’s First Mobile iOS-Based DNA Sequence AnalyzerMiriam Bergeret, MSc | December 11, 2020 A new mobile app called iGenomics can be used to align and analyze DNA sequences from anywhere in the world
InsightClinical Applications of Long-Read SequencingMiriam Bergeret, MSc | December 7, 2020 To overcome the challenges of NGS, researchers have turned to third-generation or long-read sequencing technologies
Product NewsRapid Viral and Pathogen Characterization RNA-Seq Library Prep SolutionTecan | December 1, 2020 New kit from Tecan has been developed specifically to address the pathogen detection and characterization challenges currently faced by laboratories around the world
InsightNGS Approaches for Diagnosing Neurological DiseasesRaeesa Gupte, PhD | November 30, 2020 Next-generation sequencing can identify known and novel genetic mutations that underlie complex neurological disorders
Product NewsOGT Expands NGS Cancer Panel OfferingOxford Gene Technology | November 19, 2020 Launch of two NGS panels enables comprehensive detection of genetic abnormalities involved in breast and ovarian cancer, and myeloid disorders
NewsRapid Test Can ID Unknown Causes of Infections throughout the BodyUniversity of California - San Francisco | November 11, 2020 The test can zero in on the microbial cause of infection in as little as six hours—irrespective of what body fluid is sampled