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No sex: How this species has survived for 20 million years
Yet mites have survived for millions of years without sex while also increasing their population. Researchers have now looked ...
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Long-Read Nanopore Sequencing Improves Rare Disease Diagnosis
Long read sequencing revealed more genetic information in cases of 42 patients with rare diseases while cutting time and cost of diagnoses.
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Scientists unveil potential new pangolin species, highlighting conservation challenges
Around 3.4 million years ago, a hidden evolutionary tale unfolded in the Indo-Burma region: a cryptic pangolin species ...
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Dogs with deadly cancer help scientists crack code of rare human disease
Scientists studying an aggressive cancer that affects thousands of dogs annually have uncovered a genetic signature that ...
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Long-read sequencing revolutionizes diagnosis of rare diseases
One in every 10 people worldwide is impacted by a rare genetic disease but about 50% of them remain undiagnosed despite rapid increases in genetic technology and testing.
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Long read sequencing reveals more genetic information while cutting time and cost of rare disease diagnoses
A new study shows that long-read sequencing has the potential to improve the rate of diagnosis while reducing the time to diagnosis from years to days -- in a single test and at a much lower cost.
13 Facts About Genes
Humans are now known to have between 20,000 and 25,000 genes, but researchers still have much to learn about these small ...
Personalized therapy for rare genetic diseases: Patient-derived organoids offer new hope
Children's Mercy Kansas City has achieved a significant advancement toward the treatment of rare genetic diseases through the ...