• A Primer on the Early Development of the Human Microbiome

    Bio-IT World News Brief | This month, a review article appeared in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology that follows the typical growth of microbial communities living in and on humans over the first three years of life.

    Jun 10, 2014

  • New Method Aims to Sequence the Genomes of the Most Elusive Microbes

    Bio-IT World | A new twist on the popular Hi-C sequencing technique, pioneered at the University of Washington, may allow scientists to tease out the whole genomes of undiscovered microorganisms — even if they can't be separated from the other microbes they live with.

    Jun 9, 2014

  • Who Owns Genetic Data: It's Not Clear Cut

    Techonomy | You own your data. It's a repeated refrain as we navigate the new world of sequencing. But is it true? Meredith Salisbury argues probably not...right now anyway.

    Jun 6, 2014

  • DREAM Project Crowdsources Cell Line Sensitivity

    Colorado Cancer Blog | The DREAM Project published the results of their cancer cell line drug sensitivity challenge in the June 1 issue of Nature Biotechnology.

    Jun 5, 2014

  • SAP Pushing Hana, Cloud

    Bio-IT World Roundup | SAP is continuing to press forward with its Hana in-memory computing platform and Enterprise Cloud hosting service, including several life sciences deployments.

    Jun 5, 2014

  • An Online Community for the World's Whole Genome Owners

    Bio-IT World | With the Empowered Genome Community, QIAGEN hopes to connect researchers to whole genome donors for massive genetic health studies, using the popular Ingenuity Variant Analysis platform as a gateway.

    Jun 4, 2014

  • Pathway Genomics to Donate BRCATrue Tests to Women in Need

    Clinical Informatics News | Pathway Genomics has launched its BRCATrue test for BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 and its BRCA One for One program, hoping to offer the industry’s best BRCA genetic test and make it accessible to a wide range of women.

    Jun 3, 2014

  • Sage Bionetworks and the Thriving Ecosystem of Challenge-Based Discovery

    Bio-IT World | Under the leadership of Stephen Friend, Sage Bionetworks is partnering with the DREAM initiative to foster a growing web of scientific challenges, intended to spur progress on fundamental problems by merging efforts and offering powerful incentives.

    Jun 2, 2014

  • Roche Back in Sequencing Game with $350M Genia Acquisition

    Bio-IT World | Roche acquired Genia Technologies today, in an acquisition intended to strengthen Roche's NGS pipeline, and offer upgrade and migration path for 454 technology.

    Jun 2, 2014

  • Appistry Launches Cloud Dx Platform, PGDx Signs On

    Bio-IT World News Brief | On Friday, Appistry announced its new CloudDx genomics testing service and an agreement with Personal Genome Diagnostics (PGDx) to include in the service PGDx’s CancerSelect panel.

    Jun 1, 2014

  • Policy Group Probes Regulatory Gaps in Synthetic Biology

    Bio-IT World | This week, a policy group including representatives from the J. Craig Venter Institute released a report questioning whether current U.S. regulatory structures are sufficient to address safety and environmental concerns raised by synthetic biology.

    May 30, 2014