Decrypting the 'mechanical code' of DNA
16 December, 2022Researchers have revealed new ways in which nature encodes biological information in a DNA sequence.
The year of the (Tasmanian) tiger
12 December, 2022 by Lauren DavisWith 2022 being the Year of the Tiger according to the Chinese zodiac, it is appropriate that research efforts over the past 12 months have shone a light on the Australian thylacine.
Gene that guides social behaviours may be linked to autism
08 December, 2022Exposure to certain environmental risk factors during embryonic development can cause changes to a key gene, leading to alterations in social behaviour in zebrafish and mice.
Genetic factors contribute to risk of severe COVID-19
05 December, 2022One of the 344 studied blood analytes had widespread shared genetic influences with COVID-19, causing an increased risk of severe COVID-19.
Gene found to be important for embryonic development
23 November, 2022Researchers tracked down the gene when they studied two individuals — a man and his niece — with congenital malformations.
OGT Universal NGS Complete Workflow
03 November, 2022The library preparation workflow was developed for researchers using OGT's SureSeq haematology and CytoSure NGS panels. By reducing the number of clean-up steps and QC requirements, library preparation can be completed in just 4.5 h.
Genetic testing detects heart failure risk in children
03 November, 2022Genetic testing for cardiomyopathy in children and their first-degree relatives provides a precise clinical diagnosis that could guide treatment options.
OGT SureSeq Myeloid Plus panel
01 November, 2022OGT, a Sysmex Group Company, has launched the SureSeq Myeloid Plus panel to detect aberrations in genes implicated in a variety of myeloid disorders.
Tecan's MagicPrep™ NGS — the walkaway solution for your NGS library prep needs
01 November, 2022Now anyone can produce high-quality, reproducible NGS libraries at just a touch of a button.
Finnish study finds men age faster than women
18 October, 2022Researchers found that men are biologically older than women, with the observed sex difference partially (but not entirely) explained by men's more frequent smoking and larger body size.
Illumina NovaSeq X Series sequencers
11 October, 2022Illumina has launched the NovaSeq X Series (NovaSeq X and NovaSeq X Plus) of production-scale sequencers, designed to enable faster, more powerful and more sustainable sequencing for genome medicine applications.
It is time to start the renaissance of aptamers
06 October, 2022 by Peter DavisMacugen was the first RNA biotherapeutic approved by the US FDA in 2004, but did you know this is a pegylated RNA-modified aptamer?
CRISPR used to mimic disease, advancing cancer research
04 October, 2022The technology can activate any gene — including those that have been silenced — allowing new drug targets and causes of drug resistance to be further explored.
DNA transfer to avoid mito inheritance appears safe
05 September, 2022Transferring the nuclear genome from one egg into the cytoplasm of a donor egg can enable women carrying mutations in their mitochondrial DNA to have healthy babies.
We inherit more epigenetic info than we thought
26 August, 2022Epigenetic information, which sits on top of DNA and is normally reset between generations, is more frequently carried from mother to offspring than previously thought.
