Brian Krueger

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December 31, 2023 Hey There! It's the fifth and final Beta issue of Omicly! I appreciate you signing up and sticking with me while I spent the last month figuring out how to create and send out a newsletter! I think it's been pretty successful despite

Genomics

The story of how Solexa and Illumina combined forces to revolutionize the field of genomics

Illumina is considered by many to have single handedly transformed the field of genomics. They did it by building on the foundation Solexa established in 1997.

Genomics

Why magnetic beads are the most important reagent in genomics

Magnetic beads don't get much respect in the sequencing world, but they're hella useful. Here are some applications you should try!

Pangenomics

The human pangenome is finally here and, in my opinion, it was the biggest story of the year

It's here! It's really here! The first draft of the human pangenome reference was released this year!

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Diagnostics Featured

Long-reads are coming to clinical diagnostics in short order

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Weekly Reading List

Weekly Reading List: December 24, 2023

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December 24, 2023 Hey There! Thanks for joining me for the Christmas Eve edition of Omic.ly! If you're a Christmas person, hopefully you find time in between arguments with your relatives to sit back, relax and snuggle up with some Omics! For everyone else, thanks for spending

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Weekly Reading List: December 17, 2023

DNA

A multi-billion dollar industry was spawned from the discovery of circulating free DNA

Two gels spawned a multi-billion dollar industry that didn't exist prior to their publication in 1997.

Genomic Sequencing

Why Transcriptomes are sometimes more useful than Whole Genomes

Transcriptomes: Underappreciated, underutilized, and sometimes more useful than WGS.

Genomics

A giant, million sample genetic database was released in November

How gigantic?

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Genomics Featured

With the FDA setting up camp in LDT-ville, which sequencing companies are best suited to help labs transition to IVDs?

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December 17, 2023 Hey There! Thanks for joining me for the third BETA issue of Omic.ly! I think I'm done making mistakes with the posting of these! Well, except for the typos...they'll probably be here forever... BUT, I've been super impressed with

Weekly Reading List

Weekly Reading List: December 10, 2023

Fecal Matters

The most brazen scientific Easter Egg of all time

The internet never forgets.

DNA

FFPE is great for histology and terrible for molecular testing

Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues in oncology diagnostics: is there a better way?

Genomics

The myth of the $100 genome

The $100 genome is a myth, let's focus on the $0 one instead.

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Start-Upomics Featured

Exact and Geneoscopy spar over fecal colorectal cancer screening

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