The possibility that RNA transcripts from clinical samples contain plenty of virus RNAs has not been pursued actively so far. Osaka University researchers have developed a new tool for analyzing virus-transcribed mRNAs, not virus copy numbers, in the data of...
Read More »BeiGene and Singlomics sign license agreement for neutralizing COVID-19 antibodies identifed with scRNA-Seq
BeiGene, Ltd. and Singlomics (Beijing DanXu) Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd., today announced that the companies have executed an exclusive license agreement for BeiGene to develop, manufacture and...
Read More »The application of single-cell RNA sequencing in vaccinology
Single-cell RNA sequencing allows highly detailed profiling of cellular immune responses from limited-volume samples, advancing prospects of a new era of systems immunology. The power of single-cell...
Read More »RNA sequencing project will help predict COVID-19 disease severity, inform treatment decisions
As part of Emory University’s participation in the multi-center Immunophenotyping Assessment in a COVID-19 Cohort (IMPACC), the Yerkes National Primate Research Center has received a one-year, $4.1 million grant supplement from the National...
Read More »Multi-omic data and interactive web tool made publicly available to aid COVID-19 research
Why is it that some COVID-19 patients become extremely ill and die, while others experience only mild symptoms? The molecular underpinnings of...
Read More »Evaluation of the Ion AmpliSeq SARS-CoV-2 Research Panel by massive parallel RNA sequencing
Deep knowledge of the genetic features of SARS-CoV-2 is essential to track the ongoing pandemic through different geographical areas and to design and develop early diagnostic procedures, therapeutic strategies, public health interventions, and vaccines...
Read More »Helix is the first clinical lab to receive approval for a sequencing-based test for the coronavirus
Population genomics company Helix said Monday that it has received Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a COVID-19 test that’s based on next-generation sequencing. It is the first clinical lab to receive approval...
Read More »Theragen Bio tracking SARS-CoV-2 virus throughout Korea with transcriptomics
Theragen Bio is conducting joint research on developing a new coronavirus (COVID-19) genomic big data in collaboration with the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Kyungpook National University Hospital, and the Daegu...
Read More »Vizgen to launch early release program for proprietary spatial transcriptomics technology
MERFISH platform illuminates biology at the nanoscale to advance discovery and translational research in neuroscience, immuno-oncology, infectious disease/COVID-19 Vizgen, the company developing the next generation of single-cell...
Read More »Bulk and scRNA-Seq reveal SARS-CoV-2 infection of non-neuronal cells, not neurons, may drive loss of smell in patients with COVID-19
Non-neuronal expression of SARS-CoV-2 entry genes in the olfactory system suggests mechanisms underlying COVID-19-associated anosmia A new study of human olfactory cells has revealed that viral...
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