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Current diagnostic tests for COVID-19 and other viruses require RNA extraction and analysis of the extracted RNA sample. NIH Inventors have developed a novel, improved sample preparation method that eliminates the need for an RNA extraction step. The inventors discovered that incorporating a
NIH observed rare disease day on 28th February 2019 to build commitment in helping people with rare diseases through research at National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) and Clinical Center (CC). NCATS selected eleven honorable mentions and three winners from nearly fifty
A research team, led by Dennis Drayna, Ph.D., chief of the Section on Genetics of Communication Disorders at the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), conducted detailed genetic analyses on 1,300 adults. A genetic variant found only in people of African descent
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), through the NCI Technology Transfer Center (TTC), now offers a term-limited, exclusive Start-Up Evaluation Option License to start-up companies developing early-stage vaccine, therapeutic, device, and certain diagnostic technologies. The previous Start-up Program