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Most Comprehensive Analysis of Human Genetic Diversity to Date
A new study has provided the most comprehensive analysis of human genetic diversity to date, after the sequencing of 929 human genomes.
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Coronavirus Testing Kits to Be Developed Using Pioneering Imaging Tech
Researchers are using a pioneering imaging technology—called Mango, for its bright color— to develop coronavirus testing kits.
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Automation Software Offered Free to Teams Working on COVID-19
Synthace joins the growing number of companies offering services for free to researchers working to overcome the coronavirus pandemic.
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Carbohydrate-based Diagnostics: A New Approach to COVID-19 Testing?
Researchers have developed a diagnostic technique that uses artificial glycan receptors to capture viruses – this holds potential as a test for the novel coronavirus.
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Scientists "Firmly Determine" That SARS-CoV-2 Was Not Engineered
The COVID-19 outbreak caused by the spread of the virus SARS-CoV-2 is a product of natural evolution, scientists conclude in a correspondence piece published in Nature Medicine .
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Testing Multiple Body Sites for Coronavirus Could Lower False Negatives
Researchers have detected COVID-19 viral RNA and live virus in specimens other than nose-throat swabs and sputum samples, raising the possibility that the disease may spread through additional routes and thus testing should be changed accordingly.
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FDA Issues Emergency Authorization to Two More COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests
The US Food and Drug Administration has issued an additional two COVID-19 diagnostic Emergency Use Authorizations (EUA), bringing the total to four so far in the outbreak. The authorizations will help to increase national testing capacity in the US, a crucial factor in the rapid identification and containment of cases.
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Genes Tell a Story on Diabetic Kidney Disease
By analyzing samples from hundreds of Finns with diabetes, scientists have identified genes that could be involved in the development of diabetic kidney disease.
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Microbial DNA in Patient Blood Could Be Used To Diagnose Cancer
From a simple blood draw, microbial DNA may reveal who has cancer and which type, even at early stages.
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Can You Put a Price on Your DNA?
A new study published in PLOS ONE finds that over 50% of Americans will exchange genetic data for financial compensation.
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