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The University of Minnesota Genomics Center (UMGC) recently acquired three additional AVITI sequencers. UMGC now enjoys the distinction of offering the most AVITI sequencers by any individual center in the U.S. The user-friendly AVITI platform is known for its superior data quality. As a result of the expansion, costs to researchers for sequencing projects have dropped by about 50% and turnaround times have accelerated.
Angela Birnbaum, PhD, FAES, has co-authored a research article that surveyed nursing home medical directors about current nursing home care practices for residents who suffer seizures.
An ongoing research project with UMN’s Water Resources Center evaluates cover crop approaches that may lead to cost savings for producers and a reduction in environmental impacts. In a story posted on the Center’s website on June 28, researchers report on several scenarios studied to determine how various approaches might reduce nitrate leaching on sandy farm fields. According to early results, the use of Kura Clover as a living mulch cut leaching by as much as 60%.
UMN Associate Professor Bonnie Keeler, PhD, Co-Director of Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy (CSTEP), has co-authored a publication pointing to longstanding inequities in urban green infrastructure research and practices and advocating for a more “just, equitable, and sustainable future.” Green infrastructure projects provide a myriad of benefits for urban dwellers, but historically such investments haven’t been d
Damien Fair, PhD, Co-Director of the UMN’s Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain (MIDB), has co-authored a new publication reporting on the use of brain imaging to reveal neural signals predictive of future depression in youth with family histories of depression. Previous research indicates that young people whose parents struggle with depression are more likely than their peers to develop depression later.