Cheaper sequencing, bigger payoff: New software could bring advanced metagenomics to more labs

Metagenomics relies on the use of software programs called assemblers, which can reconstruct tens of thousands of individual ...
Northwestern's McCormick School of Engineering

Adaptive Algorithm Aims to Reduce Kidney Discards and Improve Transplant Access

Developed by Professor Sanjay Mehrotra, the Sliding Scale AdaptiVe Expedited (SAVE) algorithm could improve organ allocation ...
Nature

Perinatal transfer of genetic information: developing an algorithm for reporting cystic fibrosis prenatal test results to the newborn screening program

Purpose: This study explored the feasibility of statewide reporting of cystic fibrosis fetal diagnostic testing results to the newborn screening program through the birth hospital. Methods: We ...