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Adoption of Amplicon Sequencing in Biosurveillance
In the field of biodefense and especially during possible biothreat events, false negative and false positive testing results have serious consequences. This makes the accuracy of data critical when assessing potential biothreat incidents, where high-confidence calls are a requirement. Errors in data can have dire consequences, resulting in unnecessary shutdowns or deaths of civilians and […]
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Solutions for the World’s Most Challenging Biothreats and Infectious Diseases
A recent report in The US Army War College Quarterly: Parameters, titled “Responding to Future Pandemics: Biosecurity Implications and Defense Considerations,” profiles three key factors the U.S. Department of Defense believes “have complicated” the landscape of biodefense threats. The piece notes that “In an evolving and expanding biothreat landscape caused by emerging biotechnologies, increases in […]
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How Safe Are the Products You Use?
How safe are the products you use? Every year, an estimated 2,000 new chemicals are introduced into the consumer products we use daily, and there is little to no toxicological data regarding their safety for use. Our work with the Division of Translational Toxicology (DTT) supports a greater understanding of toxicological effects from constant exposure […]
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MRIGlobal Named One of the “Healthiest Employers”
We are committed to making health and wellness a priority for all employees at MRIGlobal, so are proud to have been named one of the 2023 Healthiest Employers in Kansas City by the Kansas City Business Journal. Their assessment took into account numerous factors indicative of our support for health and wellness, including culture, leadership […]
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Improved Genomics Through Machine Learning
Machine learning allows computers to learn informative associations in genomics data without explicitly programming them what to learn. These algorithms find patterns and critical information, enabling them to weigh the importance of the data and handle bias. As a result, we can achieve improved genomics through machine learning.”This technology exists because our ability to create […]
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Genomics Research and Innovation at MRIGlobal
10 followed by 17 zeros of data. That’s an exabyte and is equal to one billion gigabytes. 20 years after the human genome was first sequenced, an extraordinary amount of data related to genomics research has been and continues to be generated. In fact, it is estimated that between two and 40 exabytes of data […]
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Developing a Standardized PanGIA Workflow
Their names are familiar to most. Marburg, Ebola, E. coli, Mpox, Staphylococcus aureus (staph), and most devastatingly SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. These and other diseases make news headlines, permeate daily conversations, and have come to change our lives in profound ways.As we’ve all been starkly reminded these past few years, the prevalence of […]
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Should I Be Worried About the Marburg Virus?
Recent outbreaks of Marburg fever in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania have prompted concern about the virus, its impact on local populations, and its potential to spread elsewhere in the world. To learn more about the virus, we spoke with our Dr. Gene Olinger, Chief Science Advisor. Since 2000, Dr. Olinger has been engaged in the […]
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Impacts of H5N1 Influenza
You may be asking, “Why are eggs so expensive?” Avian influenza H5N1 – commonly referred to as “bird flu” – has been infecting bird populations around the world for decades. Most strains of this virus have been low pathogenic, which don’t spread easily and have low mortality in these populations, so caused few signs of […]
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Emerging and Re-emerging Chemical Threats
The first chemical weapons were deployed on the battlefields of World War I from 1914-1918. A variety of blistering agents, choking agents, and other chemicals had devasting impacts on troops on both sides of the line. By the end of the war, they had caused an estimated 1.3 million casualties and nearly 100,000 fatalities. Author […]
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Decontaminating Toxic Industrial Chemicals and Materials
With the goal of decontaminating toxic materials like TICs and TIMs, MRIGlobal researched development and testing of a soap that is safe for skin and surfaces called Dahlgren Decon Skin Soap (DDSS). Established as a broad-spectrum, low-volume decontaminant that shows good reactivity and efficacy against a broad array of Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents, Dahlgren […]
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Scientific Solutions and Customer Value with Small- and Mid-Sized Partners
With world-class research laboratories and expertise across applied scientific and engineering research, MRIGlobal is well-equipped to address the world’s most important challenges. In cases when customer needs are uniquely specialized, we will also partner with the right companies – many of which are small- and mid-sized – to support fulfilling research needs with scientific solutions. […]
