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Traditional genetic embryo screening methods have been limited by less accurate, non-quantitative lab analysis. IVF success rates have been low as a result of the higher risk of miscarriage and genetic...
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Genetic embryo screening methods have come a long way. Next-generation sequencing has led to advancements in PGS and what we can determine about the chromosomal health of embryos. Illumina technology...
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Single cell sequencing provides first hand high resolution genotypic and phenotypic data of every single cell and its response to its microenvironment. Although a major constraint to sequencing single...
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Over 40% of drugs on the market target G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Sequencing has helped identify lipid sensing taste receptor GPCRs. Smell and taste receptors represent the huge family of...
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Today, many populations of viruses still remain unidentified. Most viruses in skin are Human Papillomaviruses (HPV). Illumina next-generation sequencing technology has helped identify 229 previously...
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Innovative BlueFuse Multi Software [link to Clinical Informatics page:http://clinical.illumina.com/clinical/clinical_informatics/bluefuse.ilmn] provides molecular cytogenetic and in vitro fertilization...
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Actinobacteria are the most abundant microorganisms in freshwater lakes, but we know very little about their role in the ecosystem. 16S Ribosomal RNA is useful to classify microorganisms, but tells...
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Bats act as reservoirs for the Ebola virus and exhibit no symptoms of the disease. Even though the Ebola virus is harmless to bats, it is lethal to humans. The problem occurs when viruses jump between...