Michigan Technological University

Michigan Tech’s Genomic Sequencing Lab Helps Researchers Understand What Makes Us Tick

Michigan Tech's Genomic Sequencing Lab, part of the University's Health Research Institute, plays a leading role in tracking animal-borne illnesses in the Upper Peninsula region while also advancing ...

Protein, please: Illumina buys protein startup in deal worth up to $425M

San Diego’s Illumina is the world leader in gene sequencing technology — the ability to read and record DNA. Now, the billion-dollar company is buying another in a bid to expand its portfolio in ...
Baylor College of Medicine

Researchers show benefit of ultra-deep RNA sequencing in Mendelian disorder diagnostics

RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) is a powerful tool in diagnosing Mendelian disorders, but the optimized sequencing depth for this technology has not yet been determined. In a new study published in the ...
WTVD

Raleigh lab is 1 of dozens in US sequencing COVID-19 samples in search of variants like omicron

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A laboratory in Raleigh is at the forefront in detecting changes to the COVID-19 virus in the United States. Mako Medical is located off Durant Road near US 1, and it processes ...
FOX8 Cleveland

First scientist to publish COVID-19 sequence in China locked out of lab

SHANGHAI (AP) — The first scientist to publish a sequence of the COVID-19 virus in China staged a sit-in protest outside his lab after authorities locked him out of the facility — a sign of the ...