The tool offers a new way to measure genetic variants in the Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD), one of the world’s most widely used resources for understanding human genetics. The post Texas Children’s/Baylor researchers developed new tool to improve accuracy of genetic testing appeared first on Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network.| Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network
No – not this kind… I was about to post something about tree roots: those bottom left don’t look strong enough to hold their tree on the river bank against the next strong wind. And the tree bottom right looks ready to run away… But as soon as I typed in that heading, the other … Continue reading Roots| Writing Wrinkles, and Random Ramblings
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A recent study reveals a new variant of an intestinal virus found in a daycare worker. The discovery was accidentally made due to a lab error, which initially led to the mistaken diagnosis of bacterial meningitis.| epi.ufl.edu
With the explosion of genetic ancestry testing, more and more Americans are connecting with new parts of their ethno-racial identities. But does a White suburban New Yorker finding out they are 4% Cherokee make them Indigenous? If they believe it does, what are the implications for our everyday understandings of racial identity? A new article […]| Articles – Contexts
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Blood levels of two proteins, known as MMP9 and APP, could serve as biomarkers for fragile X syndrome where genetic testing is not possible.| Fragile X News Today