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UCSF and AWS Collaborate on 2 COVID-19 Genome Sequencing Projects

by Jasmine Pennic 05/15/2020 Leave a Comment

UCSF and AWS Collaborate on 2 COVID-19 Genome Sequencing Projects

What You Should Know: Amazon Web Services (AWS) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) collaborate on two projects involving sequencing the genomes of the viruses infecting hundreds of COVID-19 patients in the Bay Area using CRISPR gene-technology in a clinical research study.  Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced this week it has offered their support and donated service credits provided by the AWS Diagnostic Development Initiative for
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African Hospitals Adopt Artificial Intelligence to Advance Clinical Genomics

by Fred Pennic 03/24/2017 Leave a Comment

African Hospitals Adopt Artificial Intelligence to Advance Clinical Genomics

Sophia Genetics, a provider of data-driven medicine, today unveiled the list of African hospitals that have started integrating SOPHiA, the company’s artificial intelligence, into their clinical workflow to advance patients’ care across the continent. Medical institutions at the forefront of innovation already using SOPHiA in Africa include:· PharmaProcess in Casablanca, Morocco;· ImmCell in Rabat, Morocco;· The Al Azhar Oncology Center in Rabat, Morocco;· The Riad Biology Center in Rabat,
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UC San Diego Bioengineers Create Google-like Search Engine for Functional Genomics Data

by Fred Pennic 05/04/2016 Leave a Comment

GeNemo Is The First Google-like Search Engine for Functional Genomics Data

University of California San Diego bioengineers have created what is arguably the first Google-like search engine for functional genomics data, according to recent work published in the journal Nucleic Acids Research. The new search engine called GeNemo is a combination of "Ge" from the word gene and Nemo from the movie "Finding Nemo." According to the researchers, this is the first software to be released for executing functional genomic data searches online.GeNemo Search Engine OverviewLed
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Blackberry, NantHealth Launches First Secure Cancer Genome Browser

by Fred Pennic 12/09/2014 Leave a Comment

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  Blackberry and Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong of NantHealth has announced the launch of the NantOmics Cancer Genome Browser™, the first secure clinical genome browser on the BlackBerry® Passport smartphone that places a super-computer and big data in the palm of a doctor’s hand.  For the first time, doctors will have  unprecedented access to patients’ genetic data to make the most informed treatment decisions at the bedside. Cancer Genome Browser Platform Overview Powered by BlackBerry’s
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