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One of the principal investigators of this study, Tamar Taddei, MD, professor of medicine (digestive diseases), emphasizes ...

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Next-generation metagenomic sequencing test developed at UCSF proves its effectiveness in quickly diagnosing almost any kind ...

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A genomic test developed by researchers to rapidly detect almost any kind of pathogen -- virus, bacteria, fungus or parasite -- has proved successful after a decade of use.

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