Whole-genome sequencing may optimize PARP inhibitor use for cancer patients

A whole-genome sequencing approach shows early promise over current commercial methods for identifying more patients likely ...

PacBio HiFi Adopted as First-Line Sequencing Approach to Investigate Sudden Unexplained Death in Childhood (SUDC)

Applying HiFi sequencing as a first-tier assay is designed to consolidate and simplify the laboratory workflow especially in the context of post-mortem tissue and newborn dried blood spots as ...
News Medical

Researchers develop new approach to improve the accuracy of RNA sequencing

A team at NDORMS, University of Oxford has developed a new approach to significantly improve the accuracy of RNA sequencing. They pinpoint the primary source of inaccurate quantification in both short ...
Business Wire

Quest Diagnostics and Ultima Collaborate to Scale Ultima’s Technology in Fast-Growing Minimal Residual Disease and Whole Genome Sequencing

Goal to combine Ultima’s highly sensitive, low-cost technology with Quest’s oncology expertise and national scale in order to improve patient access, affordability and outcomes FREMONT, Calif & ...
Business Wire

NIH Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias publication shows comprehensive, high accuracy sequencing approach, using new Oxford Nanopore sequencing chemistry

OXFORD, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oxford Nanopore sequencing technology has been used by a team led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias ...
BioTechniques

Low-cost whole-genome sequencing monitors cancer from blood tests

A combined whole-genome sequencing approach could be used to detect and monitor cancer from liquid biopsies. It is challenging to monitor cancer from liquid biopsies due to the low concentrations of ...
GEN

Superbugs in Hospitals Could Be Tracked with Pan-Pathogen Deep Sequencing

An international research team has developed a new genomic technique that can track the spread of multiple superbugs in a hospital simultaneously. In a proof-of-concept study, scientists at the ...