gene sequencing Archive

DNAUpdate on genome sequencing costs

November 3, 2017 | brian wang |
 
For many years, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has tracked the costs associated with DNA sequencing performed at the sequencing centers funded by the Institute. This information has served as an important benchmark for assessing improvements in DNA …
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diseaseSingle-nucleus RNA sequencing, droplet by droplet

August 28, 2017 | brian wang |
 
DroNc-Seq — a technology that merges single-nucleus RNA sequencing with microfluidics — brings new scale to gene expression studies in complex tissues. Last year Broad researchers described a single-nucleus RNA sequencing method called sNuc-Seq. This system enabled researchers to study …
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chinaChina embraces embryo selection and state health could cover it within ten years

August 21, 2017 | brian wang |
 
There is spreading awareness in China of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), a procedure that helps couples undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) to avoid passing on genetic mutations that could cause disease or disability in their children. Fertility doctor Qiao typically …
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DNADigital to Biological converter for on demand bio

August 7, 2017 | brian wang |
 
Nature Biotechnology – Digital-to-biological converter for on-demand production of biologics Nextbigfuture covered this a few days ago in a biological teleporter article. Synthetic Genomics has developed a digital-to-biological converter for fully automated, versatile and demand-based production of functional biologics starting …
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china$1500 to sequence newborns in China and $999 for adult whole genome sequencing

June 16, 2017 | brian wang |
 
Veritas Genetics is offering full genome sequencing of newborns in China,, ordered by a doctor. They will report back on 950 serious early- and later-life disease risks, 200 genes connected to drug reactions, and more than 100 physical traits a …
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cancerIsrael may have already used new F35s in January for missile strike in Syria

March 15, 2017 | brian wang |
 
According to French newspaper Le Figaro, Israel has already put its tiny F-35 Lightning II fleet to use as early as mid-January of this year, having only taken full delivery of the first F-35s in their 75-strong order in mid-December …
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DNAChina will go from 1% solar power in 2016 to possibly 2.5% power generation from solar in 2020

February 6, 2017 | brian wang |
 
China’s installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity more than doubled last year, turning the country into the world’s biggest producer of solar energy by capacity, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said on Saturday. Installed PV capacity rose to 77.42 gigawatts at the …
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agricultureCold War 2.0 update with 40 million Russian people involved in 4 days of civil defense drills

October 26, 2016 | brian wang |
 
Russian authorities have stepped up nuclear-war survival measures amid a showdown with Washington, dusting off Soviet-era civil-defense plans and upgrading bomb shelters in their biggest cities Russia recently held its biggest civil defense drills since the collapse of the U.S.S.R., …
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New discovery in genetic research could lead to treatments for mitochondrial diseases

asiaNew discovery in genetic research could lead to treatments for mitochondrial diseases

August 24, 2016 | brian wang |
 
new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) from the University of Missouri has succeeded in creating embryos with “heteroplasmy,” or the presence of both maternal and paternal mitochondrial DNA. This new innovation will allow …
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algorithmsMultiple modular fuselage airplanes

July 6, 2016 | brian wang |
 
Switzerland’s Federal Polytechnic Institute have an aircraft design which is inspired by shipping containers and Thunderbird 2 but with multiple fuselages. The Clip-Air team though—they’re preparing to build a smaller 10-meter drone prototype soon. Clip-Air capsules would also be able …
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