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A Comparison of the Analytical Performance of miREIA vs. qPCR

This article presents technical information explaining the performance features and reproducibility for the BioVendor miREIA kits. These capabilities are displayed in comparison to the most frequently used commercial qRT-PCR kits.

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			Using genomics to identify promising novel treatment for lymphatic filariasis Using innovative RNA sequencing techniques, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine Institute for Genome Sciences identified a promising novel treatment for lymphatic filariasis, a disabling parasitic disease that is difficult to treat.

			What Can We Learn from the Pan-Genome? Some decades after the first ever genetic sequence of a living organism was shared, public databases contain several hundred complete bacterial genomes. Nonetheless, only a small fraction of these species of bacteria have genomes that have been fully sequenced.

	What is a Semi-synthetic Organism? As a society, we face various issues in the modern world. Synthetic biology is an emerging field that is attempting to address these problems at the genetic level, and researchers in this field are pushing the boundaries of which proteins and processes can be developed and utilized.

	Editing Sperm DNA using CRISPR CRISPR is a relatively easy scientific technique that has gained a considerable amount of publicity due to its ability to alter the genetic profile of human embryos in order to prevent mutations from being passed onto future generations. More recently, a group of reproductive biologists in New York investigated the ability of CRISPR to alter the DNA of human sperm for this same purpose.

	Improved Cas9 enzyme reduces chance of off-target CRISPR mutations Genomics experts are finding new ways to improve the use of the enzyme Cas9 for CRISPR gene-editing to reduce the likelihood of off-target mutations. The research, which addresses concerns about off-target mutagenesis and identifies new ways to improve precision, was recently presented at the American Society of Human Genetics 2019 Annual Meeting in Houston.

	Scientists successfully create age-resistant mice with hyper-long telomeres Researchers at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) have shown that it is possible to extend the life of mice, without using any gene modifying technologies. The finding is the result of a study launched some years ago that aimed to investigate mice with hyper-long telomeres.