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Customer service and technical support: From your perspective
Over 700 members of the SAB recently took part in a survey regarding their experiences with customer service and technical support through life science suppliers. We thought you’d like to know a little more about some of the results from this project, to understand how some of the research we conduct with your help ends up!  Discuss
New study shows the importance of ethnicity in genomic variants associated with disease
27 new genomic variants associated with conditions such as blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, cigarette use and chronic kidney disease in diverse populations have been identified by the National Institutes of Health. Data from nearly 50,000 participants from various ethnic backgrounds were tested to determine how genomic variants influence risk to certain diseases.  Discuss
3D Printing Without Scaffolding May Be Made Possible Through New Technology
On June 5, 2019 researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago published an article in Materials Horizons reporting the results of their research developing a process that enables 3D printing of biological tissues without scaffold using ink made up of only stem cells. Engineered tissues and organs have been grown in labs using various techniques and with varying levels of success for many years. Recently, the scaffolding approach has typically been used to provide the underlying architecture. However, new research shows that scaffolds may not be necessary for the growth of bioengineered organs and tissues.  Discuss
Liquid Biopsies Offer a Viable Alternative to Tissue Biopsies
Liquid biopsies are a set of minimally invasive diagnostic methods that analyze tumor-derived materials that can be found circulating in biological fluids, to provide information for the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of cancer. While tissue biopsies and imaging techniques remain the current standards of care in the diagnosis of solid tumors, they have risks and limitations and limitations, some of which can be overcome by the use of liquid biopsy in clinical oncology, as an alternative or complementary technique to the current standards of care.  Discuss
Experimental Therapeutic Treatment for Deadly Tick-Borne Virus
Findings of the treatment of Bourbon disease in mice were published on June 13 in PLOS Pathogens. Only a few cases of the newly discovered Bourbon virus have been reported, and two of them ended in death, partly because no specific treatments are available for the tick-borne illness. Now, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified an experimental antiviral drug, often used to treat the flu, that cures mice infected with the potentially lethal virus.  Discuss
Global Collaboration Launched for Large-Scale DNA Study Exploring Connection Between Genetics and Disease
A new partnership was announced between Intermountain Healthcare and deCODE Genetics to collaborate on the largest DNA mapping effort undertaken in the US from a single population. The initiative, called the HerediGene: Population Study, will analyze the complete DNA of 500,000 participants.  Discuss
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