mNGS detects more pathogens than traditional testing Conventional microbiological tests rely on techniques such as culture growth, microscopy and targeted polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays. While ...

What if people could detect cancer and other diseases with the same speed and ease as a pregnancy test or blood glucose meter? Researchers at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology are a step ...

Immunologist from the Cluster of Excellence PMI receives prestigious European Research Council grant for work on regulatory T ...

This technique seeks to lower the cost of conventional metagenomics, which has been proposed as a method to detect all potential pathogens in clinical samples. In addition, targeted metagenomics seeks ...

ML-driven surveillance systems can flag early signals of disease outbreaks by detecting non-linear trends and hidden ...

In contrast, conventional tests found pathogens in only 3 cases (7.1%). Among endophthalmitis cases, MDS found a causative organism in 50% of patients, compared to just 16.7% with conventional methods ...

The mNGS simplifies the pathogen detection process, offering higher sensitivity and broader detection capabilities compared to conventional methods. Its integration into clinical practice provides ...