Next-Generation Sequencing – News and Features

Don Gregory will present on: "State-of-the-Art in Whole- and Multi-Genome Analysis: a Discussion and Demonstration of Critical Requirements.”

More than $18 million in grants to spur the development of a third generation of DNA sequencing technologies announced by NHGRI.

The AGH team documents bacteria engage in a process called horizontal gene transfer to evolve during the course of a single infection.

Uncovering mutations found in deadly transmissible cancer could help conservation efforts.

Mutations in a single gene can cause several types of developmental brain abnormalities that experts have traditionally considered different disorders.

Ambry Genetics will provide target-enrichment services using NimbleGen SeqCap EZ Human Exome coupled with next-generation sequencing services for genetic research.

NIH plans to spend $161.3 million over the next five years to expand the Pharmacogenomics Research Network.

The MALDI Biotyper has obtained the IVD-CE Mark, and is currently for Research Use Only outside of the European Union.

The sequence is reported in BioMed Central's open access journal, Genome Biology and provides insight into the evolutionary history of this distinct lineage.

HapMap 3 points the way forward for human genetics studies; results reported in Nature.