Tag: genomics
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Microsoft Providing A.I. for Big Data Cancer Research
Seven research teams are receiving grants to study complex problems in cancer immunotherapy with large-scale data sets, and assistance with machine learning and artificial intelligence provided by Microsoft Corp.
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Grants Made to Commercialize Bone, Cancer Research
A program supporting research with commercial potential awarded grants to scientists studying stem cells for bone grafts, treatments for melanoma, and protein therapies for cancer that change gene expression patterns.
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Energy Dept Grant Funding Poplar Tree Rust Study
A university-government biotechnology lab is studying the genomics of leaf rust, a fungus afflicting poplar trees, an emerging biofuel crop, with the goal of engineering resistance to the pathogen.
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Institute Using Software to Boost Results Reproducibility
A genomics research lab in the U.K. is adding software to automate data collection that its developer says can improve the productivity of scientists and reproducibility of their findings.
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Blood Disorder Drug Maker Acquired in $11.6B Deal
The global pharmaceutical company Sanofi is buying Bioverativ Inc., a developer of biologics to treat hemophilia and other rare blood disorders.
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Stem Cells Created with Gene Editing
A research lab in San Francisco devised a simpler process for creating stem cells from skin cells in mice with the gene editing technique Crispr.
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Technique Developed for High-Speed Antibody Screening
A process is being developed to quickly discover antibodies in a person’s immune system that can also lead to new vaccines and drugs against viruses.
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Components Designed to Improve Genetic Circuits
Researchers in Houston, Texas created a set of components like those in electronics that help make synthetic gene circuits more accurate and predictable.
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First MERS Virus Treatment Found Safe
An experimental treatment for Middle East respiratory syndrome, or MERS, infections made from antibodies produced in cattle is shown in a clinical trial to be safe for patients.
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Genomic Analysis Company Adds Body Composition Profiles
A company analyzing genomics and microbiome factors to extend human life spans is adding an evaluation of body composition to its tool kit.