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In IVF, embryos with chromosomal problems cause up to 80% of failures and miscarriage. Preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) and preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) enables us to select embryos...
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Trying to determine the health of an embryo by conventional microscopic methods has its limitations. With next-generation sequencing technologies and Preimplantation Genetic Screening (PGS) from Illumina,...
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High-throughput, next-generation sequencing for Preimplantation Genetic Screening (PGS) to detect aneuploid embryos is a game changer for IVF clinics and labs. Clinics are increasingly turning to PGS...
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Traditional genetic embryo screening methods have been limited by less accurate, non-quantitative lab analysis. IVF success rates have been low as a result of the higher risk of miscarriage and genetic...
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Genetic embryo screening methods have come a long way. Next-generation sequencing has led to advancements in PGS and what we can determine about the chromosomal health of embryos. Illumina technology...
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Single cell sequencing provides first hand high resolution genotypic and phenotypic data of every single cell and its response to its microenvironment. Although a major constraint to sequencing single...
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Over 40% of drugs on the market target G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Sequencing has helped identify lipid sensing taste receptor GPCRs. Smell and taste receptors represent the huge family of...
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Today, many populations of viruses still remain unidentified. Most viruses in skin are Human Papillomaviruses (HPV). Illumina next-generation sequencing technology has helped identify 229 previously...