Whole genome sequencing offered to breast cancer patients is likely to identify unique genetic features that could either guide immediate treatment or help match patients to clinical trials for over ...

A federally funded study is coming to Minnesota to determine if whole genome sequencing at birth can reduce childhood ...

A collaboration between Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, and SciLifeLab has integrated whole genome sequencing into routine diagnostic investigations for rare diseases at ...

Most cancer diagnostics only scratch the surface of the genome, potentially missing key alterations that could transform patient outcomes. A new platform that combines whole-genome sequencing with ...

Explore how advances in accuracy, throughput and cost are making long-read sequencing more accessible at scale.

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Like many cancer patients, Michael Wolff wanted answers. But, like many cancer patients in 2015, he wasn't getting them. After years of lymphoma treatment, the renowned jazz musician was still sick ...

Scientists at Houston Methodist Research Institute have discovered that a fast-rising strep bacterium comes in more forms ...

For years, Susan watched her two children collapse without warning. Episodes of sudden, full-body muscle weakness that came and went -- sometimes lasting minutes, sometimes hours. Between episodes, ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has just posted online its first large tranche of advanced genetic data from measles viruses spreading last year. Scientists with knowledge of the ...