Bio-IT World | Researchers from Cleveland Clinic have found unique genetic susceptibility to COVID-19 across populations in ACE2 and TMPRSS2. Elsewhere, the University of California Health has developed a unified, secure data set for use in COVID-19 research. This, plus more, is included in this week’s COVID-19 news from the biotech and research industries.

Bio-IT World | Duplex Sequencing, a technique for improving the accuracy of next-generation sequencing by more than 10,000-fold, could eliminate a good deal of the guesswork in advancing drugs to market.

Bio-IT World | TRENDS FROM THE TRENCHES | For most big pharma and other global enterprises, decades of growth have resulted in siloed operations, even as they seek breakthrough medicines. It is time for such a breakthrough; as an industry, we’re overdue.

Bio-IT World News Brief | Illumina, in collaboration with Mayo Clinic and other key opinion leaders, has launched its TruSight Software Suite in an effort to bring turn-key data analysis solutions to accelerate and facilitate the adoption of whole-genome sequencing.

Bio-IT World | Animal models are showing how prior infection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus can provide protection against reinfection. Elsewhere, a coronavirus task force task force is examining genes associated with COVID-19 immune response by collecting samples from Japanese patients. This, plus more, are featured in this week’s COVID-19 news from the biotech and research industries.

Bio-IT World | In a world that has shifted to virtual everything—work, recreation, connection—it’s no wonder that virtual or digital twins are getting more attention. It’s certainly a favorite term of marketers: we are creating digital twins for everything from people to businesses, instruments to labs.