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Mapping the Microbiome of … Everything
Researchers have collected over 27,000 samples from diverse environments around the globe and analysed the microbiomes to create the first reference database of bacteria colonizing the planet. The potential applications for this database are almost limitless and could aid forensic scientists in pinpointing the origins of crime scene samples.
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Open Source Machine Learning Helps the Fight Against Cancer
Here's an open invitation to steal. It goes out to cancer fighters and tempts them with a new program that predicts cancer drug effectiveness via machine learning and raw genetic data.
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Unwrapping the Reindeer Genome Reveals Evolutionary Secrets
The identification of 335 reindeer-specific genes is likely to aid in understanding the special biological characteristics of this iconic species.
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Cambridge Epigenetix Strengthens Leadership Team to Support Development of Epigenetics-Based Diagnostics
Hayden Jeffreys joins CEGX as Chief Operating Officer and Dr Joanne Mason as VP of Biomarker Discovery.
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Nicotine's Hold: What the Gut and Gender Have To Do With It
Studies show that women in particular seem to have a harder time quitting, even with assistance, when compared to men. Now, using high-throughput sequencing and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, scientists report that the difference in gender smoking patterns and smoking's effects could be due to how nicotine impacts the brain-gut relationship.
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Scottish Equity Partners Announces Investment in Dotmatics
Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) completes a significant investment in Dotmatics.
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New Blood Test Developed to Diagnose Ovarian Cancer
Investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute are leveraging the power of artificial intelligence to develop a new technique to detect ovarian cancer early and accurately.
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Helping the Fight Against TB: Researchers Solve Decade Long Mystery
Scientists have solved a decade-old mystery that could eventually lead to the development of earlier treatments for one of the world’s deadliest diseases, which affects up to 2 billion people.
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Horizon Discovery Partners with The Michael J. Fox Foundation
Innovative and relevant models for understanding alpha-synuclein biology and Parkinson’s disease pathogenesis in vivo.
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27 Novel Cancer Genes Discovered Using New Toolkit
A new statistical model has enabled researchers to pinpoint 27 novel genes thought to prevent cancer from forming, in an analysis of over 2000 tumours across 12 human cancer types.
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