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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
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Cray Picks Up Two Supercomputer Wins In Asia
TOP500 | Cray has announced two new XC50 supercomputers that were purchased by research organizations in Japan and South Korea.
Sep 21, 2018
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Seqster’s Perfect Timing, Powerful Platform Might Change Health
Bio-IT World | Early adopters of Google Health or Microsoft Health Vault may remember the process of consolidating personal health records with a good deal of frustration or just a sense of futility. But Seqster, a privately-held health data management platform that emerged from stealth mode this past February, believes they have gotten it right this time.
Sep 18, 2018
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Large-Scale Global Genome Projects Choose PacBio Sequencing To Help Decode Life
Bio-IT World News Brief | The Vertebrate Genomes Project recently released the first 15 of an anticipated 66,000 high-quality reference genomes that will eventually include all vertebrate species on Earth.
Sep 14, 2018
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Google Unveils Dataset Search For Scientists, Other Data Junkies
TOP500 | Google has added a Dataset Search app to its empire of web-based tools, making it easier for researchers, analysts, and anyone else with an affection for data to access publicly available repositories.
Sep 12, 2018
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Pivotal CRISPR Patent Battle Won By Broad Institute
Nature | On 10 September, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit awarded the pivotal intellectual property to the Broad Institute of Cambridge, Massachusetts, upholding a previous decision by the US Patent and Trademark Office. The decision spells defeat for a team of inventors that includes molecular biologist Jennifer Doudna University of California, Berkeley (UC).
Sep 10, 2018
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Next-Generation Knowledgebases Are Required For Interpreting Data In Precision Oncology
Bio-IT World | While precision medicine has undeniably had an enormous impact on oncology and the understanding and treatment of cancer patients has improved, data interpretation still remains a significant bottleneck. To address this, The Jackson Laboratory built a Clinical Knowledgebase to provide evidence-based information to clinicians, researchers, and ultimately patients.
Sep 10, 2018
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Building A SEAL Team Of Data Science Experience
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 John Reynders about his definition of data curation, how data science methods might be misused, building a multidisciplinary team, and more.
Sep 6, 2018
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Blood-Testing Firm Theranos To Dissolve
The Wall Street Journal | Theranos, the blood-testing company accused of perpetrating Silicon Valley's biggest fraud, will formally dissolve. The move comes after prosecutors filed criminal charges against founder Elizabeth Holmes.
Sep 5, 2018
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10x Genomics Acquires Epinomics, To Launch ATAC-Seq Product
Bio-IT World | 10x Genomics has acquired Epinomics, a pioneer in the growing epigenetics space, giving 10x Genomics ATAC-seq technology and fundamental IP to accelerate discoveries and further research in epigenomics, paving the way for a new understanding of disease, diagnostics and therapeutics.
Sep 5, 2018
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Best of Show VR Winner, Nanome, Available For Free Download
Bio-IT World Brief Nanome has launched its virtual reality platform for anybody interested in playing around with molecules, the company said. The platform includes a free tier on the Oculus VR Marketplace.
Sep 4, 2018
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First CRISPR Clinical Trial Backed By US Companies Launches
STAT | The first clinical trial of CRISPR-Cas9, co-sponsored by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, will test the genome-editing technique in patients with the blood disorder beta thalassemia.
Aug 31, 2018
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Is Machine Learning Overhyped?
Chemical & Engineering News | Chemists weigh in on the technique's possibilities and its pitfalls.
Aug 31, 2018