• The Jackson Laboratory, Illumina, Sinequa, And More: News From June 2017

    Bio-IT World Brief | News, products, and partnerships from around the bio-IT community from innovating companies, organizations, and universities, including The Jackson Laboratory, Illumina, Sinequa, and more.

    Jun 29, 2017

  • Data Models To GO-FAIR

    Nature Genetics | FAIR Data is data that should be findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable by both humans and machines. Nature Genetics is calling for submissions containing linked open data models that embody and extend the FAIR principles.

    Jun 28, 2017

  • New Gene-Editing Technique Could Drive Out Mosquito-Borne Disease

    Berkeley News | Scientists at UC Berkeley and UC Riverside have demonstrated a way to edit the genome of disease-carrying mosquitoes that brings us closer to suppressing them on a continental scale.

    Jun 28, 2017

  • Sequencing Healthy Patients Reveals That Many Carry Rare Genetic Disease Risks

    Bio-IT World Brief | In a new paper published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, investigators at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, along with collaborators at Baylor College of Medicine, report the results of the 4 year, NIH-funded MedSeq Project, the first-ever randomized trial conducted to examine the impact of whole genome sequencing in healthy primary care patients.

    Jun 27, 2017

  • Data Diversity In Precision Medicine

    Bio-IT World | Why diverse datasets are needed to enhance genomic interpretation and speed the progress of precision medicine.

    Jun 26, 2017

  • Rady Children's Ambitious Genomics Expansion To Start In Orange County

    The San Diego Union-Tribune | Rady Children's Institute for Genomic Medicine announced last week that it has made a pact with Children's Hospital of Orange County, offering quick-turnaround service for infants in that facility's intensive care units who need the speed.

    Jun 26, 2017

  • How To Tackle Ransomware Without Paying A Dime To Cybercriminals

    Bio-IT World Contributed Commentary | Understanding what data is at risk during a ransomware attack is the first and most critical step to take, in order to prevent a large-scale disaster.

    Jun 23, 2017

  • Bioz Launches Partner Program For Life Science Tool Vendors

    Bio-IT World Brief | Bioz announced the formal launch of the Bioz Partner Program. The new program, aimed towards life science product vendors, provides a comprehensive set of vendor specific features and services and ultimately elevates vendor brand presence and product prominence at a time when researchers are actively making their purchasing decisions.

    Jun 21, 2017