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Othram Awarded Research Sequencing Grant At SXSW By Illumina Accelerator
Bio-IT World | New forensic sequencing lab, Othram, was awarded a research sequencing grant from Illumina Accelerator after presenting at SXSW for the "Digitizing Biology Through Genomics" session as part of the Energizing Health House program.
Apr 15, 2019
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Blockchain – Not Just For Bitcoin
Bio-IT World | Like any new technology, blockchain must find its place. Richard Shute believes that one of those places is in the life sciences, where it can benefit researchers and drug companies while protecting patients.
Apr 12, 2019
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FAIR Data, A Fair Desiderata
Bio-IT World | The principles of FAIR data—Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reusability—seek to improve the way data are collected and stored with the goal of preserving datasets from original research while allowing them to be reused or combined in novel ways.
Apr 11, 2019
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Bio-IT World Announces 2019 Best Of Show People's Choice Award Contenders
Bio-IT World | Bio-IT World is pleased to announce the 2019 Best of Show competition with the Bio-IT World People’s Choice award.
Apr 10, 2019
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How Artificial Intelligence Will Impact Drug Development
Bio-IT World | Artificial intelligence has the potential to stimulate and streamline drug discovery and development by increasing our understanding of complex biology, guiding drug design, and by assisting other more mundane elements of pharmaceutical R&D and regulatory affairs.
Apr 8, 2019
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HLA Typing With PacBio Shown To Improve Transplant Outcomes
Bio-IT World News Brief | Scientists at the Anthony Nolan Research Institute in the UK have demonstrated that ultra-high-resolution HLA typing performed with PacBio sequencing identified stronger matches associated with improved survival rates among patients who received hematopoietic stem cell transplants. The retrospective study was published this week in the Journal of Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation.
Apr 5, 2019
