Less is more but not in a good way – less microbes lead to...
In the United Kingdom, University of Manchester researchers found that the less microbes you have in your body, the more resistant to antibiotics they...
GAO finds program that oversees hazardous materials labs don’t meet key elements
In Washington, D.C., the U.S. Government Accountability Office published a report highlighting its findings after looking at the Federal Select Agent Program, which is...
No pain, no gain for family with genetic mutation that doesn’t allow them to...
In Italy, a family shares a gene variant that causes them to not feel pain sensations, which seemingly a positive thing, has its downsides...
Modifiable proteins used for targeted cancer chemotherapy
In New York, researchers are using modifiable proteins for targeted cancer chemotherapy to try and keep healthy nearby cells healthy while killing cancer cells....
Genetic Information Useful in Detecting Deadly Endometrial Cancers Before It’s Too Late
In New York, researchers at the National Human Genome Research Institute conducted a genomic study showing mutation similarities between clear cell endometrial cancer and...
Lay off the sugar cookies and eat some fiber instead
In Georgia, a study conducted by researchers at Georgia State University demonstrates that the more fiber you eat, the healthier you are in terms...
File too large? Genome data compression a hit with gene-sequencing companies
In India, Geneformics is looking at the growing trend and popularity of genome data in medical, biotech and other fields and wondering how all...
Largest ever collection of patient data of inherited epilepsy conditions gives hope
In the United Kingdom, researchers from Swansea University Medical School joined up with five other centers from around the world to compile the biggest...
Cannabalism found deep under seabed with microbes
In Germany, researchers at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich completed a study that shows that in order to survive, microorganisms found deep under...
Genome sequencing for all – Google releases DeepVariant as open source
In California, Google released the open source version of DeepVariant, a deep learning technology to reconstruct the true genome sequence from HTS sequencer data....