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How Genome Sequencing Can Broaden the Scope of Newborn Screening
Standard newborn screening can detect dozens of inherited diseases, but genomics technology enables testing for hundreds of them. A North Carolina program evaluating the feasibility of bringing genomics to newborn screening is expanding with an initial goal of testing 5,000 babies in the next year.
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Morning Read: Former Google X Senior VP now CEO of Grail, cancer detection gene sequencing firm
Also, CTI BioPharma Corp said the U.S Food and Drug Administration has put a full clinical hold on the company’s investigational new drug application for pacritinib.
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Payer’s Place: Dawn Maroney
Dawn Maroney, President, Markets of Alignment Health and CEO of Alignment Health Plan, to discuss how they are using technology to provide better service and care to consumers.
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Morning Read: RainDance Technologies withdraws $60M IPO, omega-3 might not actually help cognition
Gene sequencing firm RainDance Technologies has withdrawn its $60M IPO, and researchers have found that omega-3 supplements might not have any affect on cognition for older people.
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Good news for genomics startups: Illumina & Yuri Milner jump into the accelerator game
Next-generation sequencing has reached the “lift-off stage,” according to Yuri Milner. He’s not just saying […]