POSTS TAGGED AS genomics

Liquid Biopsies for Solid Tumors

Blood Test
There are nine companies now in development of liquid biopsies for solid tumors, though none have won FDA approval [MORE]

Genome Sequencing in the Palm of Your Hand

Nanopore miniION
It wasn’t that long ago when a DNA sequencer, like the ABI machines the Human Genome Project relied upon, [MORE]

Genetic Link to Autism

Protein SHANK3
“Spectrum disorder” actually applies to every disease, but it has gained notable usage in describing autism, where genetic and [MORE]

Mapping DNA Repair in the Human Genome

DNA Repair
An unfortunate reality of cancer is that means for killing tumor cells (chemotherapy and radiation) can also cause more [MORE]

Predictive Modeling: the Future of Health Care?

Dr. Patrick Soon Shiong
Whether he turns out to be the hero of his own life or that station will be [MORE]

Using CRISPR/Cas for “Knock In” Cassettes

CRISPR
“Knock out” mice—so called because one of several means has been used to inactivate a murine gene—have been invaluable research [MORE]

Predicting Tumor Aggressiveness

Here’s a math score that really could kill you. In this case MATH (meaning mutant-allele tumor heterogeneity) is a bioinformatics [MORE]

Genetic Observations from DeCode Iceland

Decode Genetics
St. Louis, MO has a population of about 320,000, as does Iceland. Based on DNA and genealogy studies of [MORE]

The Matchmaker Exchange

Matchmaker Exchange Participants
Some 200,000 people worldwide have had their genomes sequenced, and today it takes about a half hour to [MORE]

While Genome Analysis in 90 Minutes; Whole Exomes in Less Than 60 minutes

Churchill Fast Human Genome Analysis
You may have seen that television commercial which tells us it took 13 years to do [MORE]

“Compressed Sensing;” Must Read

Beregninger Compressed Sensing
Magnetic resonance imaging and DNA sequencing both involve huge amount of data for analysis and storage. What would [MORE]

Perspective on Data-Driven Healthcare

Data Driven Healthcare
Hippocrates would have understood the concept of “data-driven healthcare, but neither he nor most people before the last [MORE]

Blood Marker Test for Depression

RNA
Here’s a piece that well illustrates Leroy Hood’s “4 P’s” of personalized medicine (i.e. personalized, predictive, preventative, participatory). Investigators at [MORE]

Very Low Cost DNA Analysis in Development

Molecular Diagnostics InSilixa
While “reality” may be a few years away, InSilixa (Cupertino, CA) claims to have developed a DNA testing [MORE]