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Robert Schlaberg wins Gates Foundation award

May 27, 2016

Dr. Robert Schlaberg was awarded a Global Grand Challenges award from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to study fatal childhood infectious diseases […]

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Metagenomics Tool Could Change How Infectious Diseases are Diagnosed

May 26, 2016

Investigators from the USTAR Center for Genetic Discovery, ARUP Laboratories, and IDbyDNA have teamed up to produce Taxonomer, an ultrafast metagenomic […]

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Genetics: Feathery feet are more like wings

March 31, 2016

New work from the Shapiro and Yandell labs show that feathered feet in pigeons are more akin to wings at the […]

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Unraveling the Genetics of Autism

January 7, 2016

Investigators Hilary Coon, Gabor Marth, and Aaron Quinlan have been awarded a SFARI grant from the Simon's Foundation for Autism Research to study the genetic...

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GQT: Making the Most of Genomic Big Data

November 9, 2015

The Quinlan group releases GQT, a software tool for exploring genomes on a large scale.

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FastQForward just got faster!

November 4, 2015

FastQForward can now analyze an entire human genome in about 8 minutes. Developer Carson Holt tells us how he did it and what it means...

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The 1000 Genomes Project Reveals Global Insights on Genetic Variation

October 1, 2015

Two new papers from the 1000 Genomes Project and the Marth Laboratory investigate global human genetic variation.

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UGP announces partnership with Regeneron Genetics Center

September 28, 2015

A new collaboration with Regeneron Genetics Center combines the power of Utah's computational genomics with Regeneron's strength in pharmacogenomics to identify novel targets for drug...

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Team IOBIO releases gene.iobio

August 5, 2015

The Marth laboratory at the USTAR Center for Genetic Discovery releases gene.iobio, a genomics app for interrogating disease-causing variants.

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Genetic Testing in Kids?

July 7, 2015

The Genomic Revolution Blog explores ethics and consequences of genetic testing in children.

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New Metagenomics Tool For Discovering Infectious Agents

June 8, 2015

In this Scope Radio interview, Dr. Robert Schlaberg of ARUP and USTAR Genetics discusses a new metagenomics tool that will help diagnose even the most...

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Omicia wins UK 100,000 Genomes Project

June 4, 2015

Read Omicia's announcement: Opal is chosen for analysis of Genomics England 100,000 genomes cohort.

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