Genomics|Update|Infectious Diseases ► Reviews, News and Commentaries

Genomics|Update|Infectious Diseases

Volume 34  Number 2  January 15-22, 2015

Reviews, News and Commentaries

Emergency Ebola response: a new approach to the rapid design and development of vaccines against emerging diseases
Tully CM, et al. Lancet Infect Dis, Jan 14, 2015.

2014's Turning points in genomics
Krol A. BioIT World, Jan 7, 2015.

Proposed regulation of lab tests draws mixed reviews at workshop
Lee J. Modern Healthcare, Jan 9, 2015.

Antibiotics: US discovery labelled 'game-changer' for medicine
Gallagher J, BBC News, Jan 7, 2015.

Food can be tracked with sugar-based barcode that is safe to eat 
Lewis M. Inside Science, Jan 15, 2015.

FDA grants first CLIA waiver for nucleic acid-based flu diagnostic test
FDA, Jan 6, 2015.

Glaxo, Merck Ebola vaccine trials to start in West Africa
Bennett S. Bloomberg News, Jan 9, 2015.

Taming bushmeat
Madhusoodanan J. The Scientist, Jan 1, 2015.

Picturing infection
Chi KR. The Scientist, Jan 1, 2015.

Fat to the rescue
Rood J. The Scientist, Jan 5, 2015.

Google named as partner in bid For DOD's EHR Contract 
Tahir D. Modern Healthcare, Jan 15, 2014.

Deals for genetic data raise issues of privacy, sharing
Lauerman J, Kitamura M. Bloomberg News, Jan 14, 2015.

Bats as ‘special’ reservoirs for emerging zoonotic pathogens
Brook CE, Dobson AP. Trends Microbiol, Jan 5, 2015.

After Enterovirus 68 outbreak, a paralysis mystery, The New York Times, Jan 12

GenomeWeb updates on molecular diagnostics [by free subscription only]:

With CLIA waiver and widespread flu, Alere ramps up molecular test production

ABL, University Hospitals collaborate on NGS HIV drug resistance assay

FDA clears Qiagen's HSV-1/2 MDx kit

Roche Cobas blood screening test gets FDA OK

Metanome, Companion PBx partner on doggie digestive health solutions