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Exome-Seq: #Quality #Genetics

Proud to announce that we are keeping our quality standards high by qualifying again above the mean in the external quality assessment of NextGen DNA Sequencing by the European Molecular Genetics Quality Network (EMQN).

Applying RNA-seq to COVID19 clinical samples

Sequencing of the SARS-Cov2 genomes using standard RNA-Seq strategies has been so far mainly achieved using viral culture or BALF, providing adequate viral copies as input template. However, for large-scale surveys of genome mutations, their spread, along with the ability to assess potential co-infections, the analysis of common swab samples with an unbiased RNA-Seq approach is an ideal solution, potentially, for any respiratory infection. 

NeosVine: a pioneering project for sustainable viticulture

The effects of climate change and population growth open new scenarios for agriculture and set new goals for researchers and farmers. In fact, today’s increase in agricultural production cannot be separated from the reduction of its environmental impact. In this perspective, green biotechnology research is focused on studying plant genomes to improve adaptability and resistance to different environmental conditions and pathogens/parasites, without altering the genetic characteristics of the cultivated varieties. The goal is to grow stronger and more adaptive plants and enable farmers to become less dependent on chemicals to protect crops. The picture just described is the focal point of the NeosVine research project, started by IGA Technology Services, a spin-off of the Institute of Applied Genomics of Udine (IGA) in collaboration with the Vivai Cooperativi Rauscedo, granted by the Italian Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia Giulia.

Proud to announce that we have achieved ISO 9001:2015 Certification

Proud to announce that we have achieved ISO 9001:2015 Certification, an internationally recognized quality management standard that guaranties our ability to consistently provide services that meet both customer and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.

NeosVine Project: Green biotechnologies to improve the sustainability of viticulture & tackle climate change

Incredible population growth (by the middle of the 21st century we will be over nine billion people) imposes an unprecedented demand on the planet’s resources and capabilities. Imbalance between the agricultural lands needed for food production and the boost urban development, needed to accommodate this population increase, goes at the expense of farm lands. Consider also climatic changes that are likely going to have a negative impact on both natural ecosystems and agricultural productivity. The picture is quite dramatic.

#LabNote: Exome-seq Low Input Crash Test

Targeted capture is one of the most popular NGS applications. However, due to the often-limited amounts of tissue it is challenging to satisfy quality requirements and obtain 200 ng of input DNA still needed by most protocols.

#LabNote: Testing Novel ITS1 Fungal Primers for Characterization of the Human Mycobiome

Identification and classification of eukaryotes increasingly depends on DNA sequences of standardized genetic markers, a concept known as DNA barcoding. Thus, molecular taxonomists continue to search for regions conserved enough to allow reliable priming but sufficiently variable to yield highly resolved and well-supported phylograms. The ideal characteristics include adequate species resolution, ease of amplification, absence of extreme length variation, the presence of only single copies and low intra-species variability.

Exome-seq: #Genomics #Quality #Genetics

So proud to announce that we qualified above the mean and got a green label in the external quality assessment of NextGen DNA Sequencing by European Molecular Genetics Quality Network (EMQN).

WATBIO: IGATech pioneered SPET in a European FP7 project on drought-tolerant biomass crops

WATBIO is a European Framework 7 funded collaborative research project focused on developing drought-tolerant biomass crops for Europe. IGATech is the leading SME partner in WATBIO and conducts all the next-generation sequencing work. A large proportion of the WATBIO DNA and RNA sequencing work is done on poplar, and the WATBIO project has enabled IGATech to drive significant innovation in the type of sequencing involved.

#LabNote: implementing PRO-amp - a new protocol that increases the overall quality of 16S sequencing

16S amplicons loaded on a single Illumina lane (regardless of platform type or sequencing length) use to suffer poor quality due to low base complexity. Each cluster on a flowcell starts with the same base (the primers used for amplification) and mostly continue in a low complexity region depending on the diversity of the microbial community (which is anyhow far from balanced base composition on each cycle of sequencing; Fig. 1A). This causes impairing in the cluster identification during first cycles of sequencing since all clusters will emit the same color and thus reduce the ability to discriminate those that juxtapose one another.

CLINGEN-FVG: Clinical Genomics in Everyday Medicine

IGATech is keeping active in the human genomics field. After the D.NAMICA project in which we applied Whole Exome Sequencing to better understand the genetic characteristics of patients suffering dilatative cardiomyopathy, hepatocellular carcinoma and spinal muscular atrophy, we are moving to the next level by implementing Whole Genome Sequencing to redefine the diagnosis in breast cancer and in patients with behavioral, cognitive and developmental disorders.

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