Pathogen Genomic Surveillance and Bioinformatics Training and Capacity Development Across Africa
Introduction: The recent emergence and re-emergence of infectious diseases across Africa have emphasised the critical need for vigorous pathogen genomic surveillance systems on the continent.
Ms Siddiqah George +4 more
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ddSeeker: a tool for processing Bio-Rad ddSEQ single cell RNA-seq data
Background New single-cell isolation technologies are facilitating studies on the transcriptomics of individual cells. Bio-Rad ddSEQ is a droplet-based microfluidic system that, when coupled with downstream Illumina library preparation and sequencing ...
Dario Romagnoli +10 more
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Standardization of sequencing coverage depth in NGS: Recommendation for detection of clonal and subclonal mutations in cancer diagnostics [PDF]
The insufficient standardization of diagnostic next-generation sequencing (NGS) still limits its implementation in clinical practice, with the correct detection of mutations at low variant allele frequencies (VAF) facing particular challenges. We address
Dýšková, Tereza +7 more
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Antibodies have emerged as the leading class of biotherapeutics, yet traditional screening methods face significant time and resource challenges in identifying lead candidates.
Marianne Bachmann Salvy +5 more
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Airborne gravimetry has been proved to be the primary technique to efficiently obtain middle to short wavelength signals of the Earth’s gravity field in regional geodetic applications. In particular, the LCR (LaCoste & Romberg) based scalar system (i.e.,
Li X.
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Diagnostic applications of next generation sequencing: working towards quality standards [PDF]
Over the past 6 years, next generation sequencing (NGS) has been established as a valuable high-throughput method for research in molecular genetics and has successfully been employed in the identification of rare and common genetic variations. All major
Adey +42 more
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BATCH-GE : batch analysis of next-generation sequencing data for genome editing assessment [PDF]
Targeted mutagenesis by the CRISPR/Cas9 system is currently revolutionizing genetics. The ease of this technique has enabled genome engineering in-vitro and in a range of model organisms and has pushed experimental dimensions to unprecedented proportions.
Boel, Annekatrien +7 more
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AI-accelerated therapeutic antibody development: practical insights
Antibodies represent the largest class of biotherapeutics thanks to their high target specificity, binding affinity and versatility. Recent breakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence (AI) have enabled information-rich in silico representations of ...
Luca Santuari +4 more
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Atmospheric tomography with separate minimum variance laser and natural guide star mode control [PDF]
This paper introduces a novel, computationally efficient, and practical atmospheric tomography wavefront control architecture with separate minimum variance laser and natural guide star mode estimation.
Ellerbroek, B. L., Gilles, L.
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A new targeted CFTR mutation panel based on next-generation sequencing technology [PDF]
Searching for mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene (CFTR) is a key step in the diagnosis of and neonatal and carrier screening for cystic fibrosis (CF), and it has implications for prognosis and personalized therapy ...
Alberti, Luisella +10 more
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