POSTS TAGGED AS next generation sequencing

Digital PCR in Identifying Copy Number Variations of Cancers

Digital PCR (dPCR) for profiling circulating tumor DNA in breast cancer
“Digital PCR outperforms many established methods for detecting CNAs. For [MORE]

Same Day Diagnosis of Blood Infections

OneSeq Dx
“OneSeq Dx [in Boston] processes blood samples using ultra-high enrichment (at the level 109) to extract high yields of [MORE]

Retron Recombineering

Gene-editing tool “sneaks” DNA into cells without cuts
“Researchers [Wyss Institute] have created a new gene editing tool called Retron Library [MORE]

Legacy of 100,000 Genomes

Genomics
Ten years ago, the British National Health Service launched the “100,000 Genomes Project,” which now has expanded to a 5 [MORE]

Choices in Next Generation Sequencing

Using NGS technologies
This is a commercial pitch from Roche Sequencing, but it addresses the key issues in next generation sequencing [MORE]

Identifying Viruses with a Microfluidic Device and Raman Spectroscopy

Identifying Viruses with a Microfluidic Device and Raman Spectroscopy
“We [physicists and biochemists at Penn State] demonstrate that multiple emerging virus [MORE]

Whole Exome Sequencing

Exome sequencing
While whole genome sequencing vs. whole exome sequencing offers a choice between completeness and cost, with WES being about [MORE]

Microfluidic Purification of a Rare Antibody

Human B Lymphocyte
This year’s flu season showed a weakness in preparation: vaccine manufacturers used an antibody for a narrow subset [MORE]

Precision Lab Pathology for Targeted Therapies

Medical Laboratory Scientist US NIH
In the past three years, 25 new drugs have been FDA approved which target specific genetic [MORE]

Comparing Sequencing Platforms Using the Same Tumor Tissue

Foundation Medicine (Cambridge, MA) and Guardant Health (Redwood City, CA) both have genomic sequencing platforms for genomic cancer. Foundation analyzes [MORE]

Genetic Testing of Cancer for Free

Strata Oncology
This could be a wonderful thing, but let’s wait and see. Strata Oncology (Ann Arbor, MI) is offering free [MORE]