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The Results Of Your Genetic Test Are Reassuring. But That Can Change.
The New York Times | Laboratories frequently "reclassify" genetic mutations. But there is no reliable system for telling patients or doctors that the results of their genetic tests are no longer valid.
Oct 16, 2018
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Golden Helix Looks Ahead After Receiving NIH Grant For Structural Variation Detection
Bio-IT World | After announcing another grant from the National Institutes of Health to dig further into detecting structural variations, Golden Helix’s CEO and president discusses the company’s history, the shift in trajectory over the past five years, and what’s next.
Oct 16, 2018
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Takeda On Foundational, Business-Driven, Enabling Data Science
Bio-IT World | At the 2018 Bio-IT World Conference & Expo, we dedicated a plenary session to a panel discussion on data science. Wanting to offer the conversation to our community, we asked Krista McKee about the optimal environment to grow data science, the definition of data curation, and more.
Oct 15, 2018
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Oxford Nanopore Launches MinIT, Enabling Real Time, Portable DNA Sequencing
Bio-IT World News Brief | Oxford Nanopore has announced they are shipping their new MinIT, a rapid analysis and device control accessory for nanopore DNA sequencing, to genomics researchers.
Oct 12, 2018
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GA4GH Announces Workflow Execution Service API To Standardized Workflows Across Compute Environments
Bio-IT World | At the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health plenary meeting in Basel, Switzerland, GA4GH announced the Workflow Execution Service API developed by the Cloud Work Stream.
Oct 11, 2018
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Pacific Biosciences Launches Sequel System 6.0
Bio-IT World News Brief | Pacific Biosciences has launched version 6.0 of its Sequel System as well as new consumable reagents and a new SMRT Cell.
Oct 10, 2018
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Accenture, Merck, AWS Look To Cloud For Drug Discovery Innovation
Bio-IT World | Accenture and Merck will soon launch a cloud-based informatics research platform in collaboration with Amazon Web Services, designed to help organizations in the life sciences industry improve their productivity, efficiency, and innovation in the early stages of drug discovery.
Oct 10, 2018
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Pacific Biosciences Releases Highest-Quality, Most Contiguous Individual Human Genome Assembly To Date
Bio-IT World News Brief | Pacific Biosciences announced it has produced the most contiguous diploid human genome assembly of a single individual to date, representing the nearly complete DNA sequence from all 46 chromosomes inherited from both parents.
Oct 9, 2018
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GA4GH Holds Annual Event, Reports On Driver Projects
Bio-IT World | The Global Alliance for Genomics and Health held its annual event this week, presenting the first set of deliverables developed under GA4GH Connect, the group’s 5-year strategic plan to enable real-world genomic data sharing by 2022, and opening the call for new GA4GH Driver projects.
Oct 5, 2018
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Researchably’s New AI Solution Uses NLP To Sift Through Research
Bio-IT World | Researchably, a startup in the UC Berkeley SkyDeck accelerator program, announced their natural language processing AI solution, which has the capability to read and review scientific articles, and determine to which departments they are most relevant faster, making far fewer errors than expert readers.
Oct 4, 2018
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Vyasa Partners With Markley To Drive Deep Learning Innovation
Bio-IT World News Brief | Vyasa announces that it has selected Markley to house its GPU-based compute infrastructure.
Oct 3, 2018
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How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Pharma And What’s Next
Bio-IT World | Artificial intelligence and machine learning may still be decades away from their biggest impacts, but the technologies are already changing pharma and biotech.
Oct 3, 2018
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The DNA Data Storage Machine That’s The Size Of A School Bus
MIT Technology Review | A startup's concept drawing of a hulking device to archive data in DNA molecules shows the idea has a way to go.
Oct 2, 2018
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Breakthrough Leukemia Treatment Backfires In A Rare Case
The New York Times | A highly unusual death has exposed a weak spot in a groundbreaking cancer treatment: One rogue cell, genetically altered by the therapy, can spiral out of control in a patient and cause a fatal relapse.
Oct 1, 2018
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Bio-IT World Launches Innovative Practices Awards, Opens Call For Entries
Bio-IT World | In 2019 Bio-IT World is launching the Innovative Practices Awards, an elite awards program designed to recognize partnerships and projects pushing our industry forward.
Oct 1, 2018
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Equus, Thermo Fisher Scientific, NVIDIA, And More: News From September 2018
Bio-IT World | September featured exciting new, products, and partnerships from around the bio-IT community from innovating companies, organizations, and universities, including Equus, Thermo Fisher Scientific, NVIDIA, and more.
Sep 26, 2018
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NIH-Funded Genome Centers To Accelerate Precision Medicine Discoveries
Bio-IT World News Brief | The All of Us Research Program awarded funds totaling $28.6 million to establish three genome centers around the country.
Sep 26, 2018
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A $100 Million Biotech Deal Is Also A Tale Of Two Executives Facing Their Kids Deadly Diseases
Forbes | Amicus Therapertics is purchasing a portfolio of ten gene therapies for $100 million. But there's more to this story than most business deals.
Sep 21, 2018
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Canines-N-Kids Foundation To Host Symposium, Aims To Accelerate Drug Development For Child, Dog Cancers
Bio-IT World News Brief | Canines-N-Kids Foundation is hosting the Paws for a Cure Research Symposium this November at the Merck Research Laboratories in Boston. The Foundation hopes to examine challenges and progress in accelerating cancer drug development for cancers shared between children and dogs.
Sep 21, 2018
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H1 Launches “Strategy As A Service” Offering, Helps Life Sciences Companies Cut Time-To-Market In Half
Bio-IT World News Brief | H1 launched a new Strategy as a Service offering designed to help clients accelerate the market research phase of drug development.
Sep 21, 2018