Todos Medical entered Into COVID-19 PCR testing implementation and equipment financing partnership with AID Genomics
On Sept. 25, 2020, Todos Medical announced that it had entered into an implementation and equipment financing partnership…
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Y chromosomes of Neandertals and Denisovans was sequenced
On Sept. 24, 2020, an international research team led by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in…
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Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union tracked strains of SARS-CoV-2
On Sept. 15, 2020, initial findings reported by the Arizona COVID-19 Genomics Union (ACGU) suggested that following Arizona’s…
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Genomic leaders collaborated to create Australia’s first national COVID-19 tracking system
On Sept. 14, 2020, Illumina announced that the Australian public health laboratories will aim to sequence the virus…
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Scientists used genomics to discover an ancient dog species that may teach us about human vocalization
On Aug. 31, 2020, in a study published in PNAS, researchers used conservation biology and genomics to discover…
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Yale researchers part of New Nation-Wide NSF-funded Quantum Center
On Aug. 4, 2020, Yale University announced it was among the core partners of the new Center for…
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NIH-funded project created an encyclopedia detailing the inner workings of the human and mouse genomes
On Jul. 29, 2020, the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Project is a worldwide effort to understand how…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Genomics | Infectious Disease | Non-Profit Research | Vaccine
University of British Columbia scientists sequence genomes of Canadians with COVID-19
On Jul. 22, 2020, through the Canadian COVID Genomics Network (CanCOGeN) ‘a new initiative was launched by Genome…
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Telesis Bio Releases New Synthetic SARS-CoV-2 Genome for COVID-19 Vaccine and Therapeutic Research
On Jul. 16, 2020, Telesis Bio announced the release of a new synthetic SARS-CoV-2 genome developed to accelerate…
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Cleveland Clinic researchers Identified genetic factors that may Influence COVID-19 susceptibility
On Jul. 15, 2020, a Cleveland Clinic study identified genetic factors that may influence susceptibility to COVID-19. Published…
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NIH researchers generated complete human X chromosome sequence
On Jul. 14, 2020, researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes…
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NIH researchers reframed dog-to-human aging comparisons
On Jul. 9, 2020, a study, published in the journal Cell Systems, laid out a new framework for…
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UC Berkeley launched trial of saliva test for COVID-19
On Jun. 30, 2020, scientists from the Innovative Genomics Institute (IGI) at the University of California Berkeley announced…
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Tomato’s hidden mutations revealed in study of 100 varieties
On Jun. 17, 2020, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigators reported they had identified long-concealed hidden mutations within…
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NIH researchers identified key genomic features that could differentiate SARS-CoV-2 from other coronaviruses that cause less severe disease
On Jun. 11, 2020, a team of researchers from the National Library of Medicine identified genomic features of…
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Oldest relative of ragworms and earthworms discovered
On Jun. 11, 2020, scientists at the Universities of Oxford, Exeter, Yunnan and Bristol announced they had discovered…
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The FDA authorized first next generation sequence test for diagnosing COVID-19
On Jun. 10, 2020, the the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization (EUA)…
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Largest catalog of human genetic diversity released
On Jun. 9, 2020, an international gnomAD team of over 100 scientists released its first set of discoveries…
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Illumina received first FDA Emergency Use Authorization for sequencing-based COVID-19 diagnostic test
On Jun. 9, 2020, Illumina announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization…
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NIH researchers uncovered genes linked to common recurrent fever n children
On Jun. 8, 2020, researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute announced they had discovered clues to…
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The US Department of Defense established collaborative virus genetic sequencing capability for COVID-19
On Jun. 6, 2020, to jumpstart the Department of Defense’s (DoD) SARS-CoV-2 sequencing efforts, Armed Forces Health Surveillance…
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Introduction and spread of SARS-CoV-2 in the greater Boston area
On Jun. 4, 2020, data from the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital, and the…
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International gnomAD Consortium released first major studies of human genetic variation
On May 27, 2020, an analyses of the largest publicly available catalog of human genomic data revealed new…
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Analysis of COVID-19 genomes revealed large numbers of introductions to the UK in March, 2020
On May 22, 2020, data reports, published by the COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK), showed the value in…
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Roche acquired Stratos Genomics to further develop DNA based sequencing for diagnostic use
On May 21, 2020, Roche announced that it has acquired Stratos Genomics, an early-stage sequencing technology company to…
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University of Alberta researchers launched a joint effort with US-based Tonix Pharma to develop and test a vaccine against COVID-19
On May 13, 2020, University of Alberta (UA) researchers launched a joint effort with U.S.-based Tonix Pharmaceuticals to…
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Regeneron and Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine announced major new human genetics research collaboration
On May 11, 2020, Regeneron and the Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine (CCPM) at the University of Colorado…
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Air Force Genetics Laboratory, DHA collaborate to further sequence SARS-CoV-2 code
On May 11, 2020, the Air Force Genetics Center of Excellence at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi,…
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New freeze-resistant trichinella species discovered in wolverines
On May 6, 2020, the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) announced that a new freeze-resistant Trichinella species had…
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Vir and Alnylam identified RNAi therapeutic development candidate, VIR-2703 (ALN-COV), targeting SARS-CoV-2 for treatment of COVID-19
On May 4, 2020, Vir Biotech and Alnylam Pharma announced the selection of a development candidate for VIR-2703,…
