In a recently published white paper, DNA Genotek researchers utilized the OMNIgene•GUT system (OM-200 and OMR-200)—an all-in-one system for fecal self-collection and stabilization of microbial DNA—with pediatric samples for gut microbiome profiling. From this study, the researchers identified three key reasons why the OMNIgene•GUT system is ideal for pediatric gut microbiome profiling:   ..read more

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From donor to data, samples begin their journey to powering microbiome research when the donor captures their microbiome under the specific conditions of their health, diet and exposures. After this, the sample will be delivered to laboratory facilities to integrate with potentially hundreds or thousands of other donor samples and the data generated from processing these samples analyzed ..read more

Accurate recovery of the microbial profile is essential to linking gut microbiome to host health. To appropriately analyze the recovered sample, a comprehensive snapshot of the microbial community contained in fecal sample collection, is required ..read more

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This year the International Human Microbiome Consortium Congress (IHMC) brought together the most renowned scientists and researchers in the Microbiota field. Adapting to a digital conference platform the congress, spanning across July 27th to 29th, presented three full days of lectures gathering specialists from all over the world to give a program on the latest scientific and industry developments including areas like transcriptomics, IBD, metabolomics, nutrition and translational research. Here we discuss some of the highlights from presentations given by leading microbiome scientists at I ..read more

Can the oral microbiome help law enforcement link suspects to crime scenes or evidence? In this summary of a new episode of Molecules, Microbes and Multiomics, Heloise Breton PhD , a product manager at DNA Genotek with a background in forensic science, and Megan Anderson, a recent graduate from Rock Canyon High School, chatted with us about Megan’s project on the oral microbiome in collaboration with the team of scientists at Diversigen. Listen here for the full episode.   ..read more

Stool collection is a sensitive, but necessary, topic in microbiome studies; as gut microbiome research transitions to large population-based studies, standardized fecal sample collection methods are needed for higher quality samples and a better donor experience. With the potential for undesirable temperature fluctuation, freeze-thaw cycles, extraction delays and contamination, sample collection and transportation has a high probability of introducing bias and error into microbiome studies. As each sample integrates with hundreds of other samples, it is key that researchers have confidence i ..read more

If you’ve attended recent conferences focused on life sciences, you might have heard the phrase “multiomics brings together all the puzzle pieces,” or something similar. More research has begun to adopt this new approach of bringing together multiple “omes” in a study to see a better picture than if you only had one “ome.” In April 2021, Diversigen’s Product Manager Dr. Carlos Merino hosted a webinar with guest speakers Diversigen’s Dr. Tonya Ward, Metabolon’s Dr. Greg Michelotti, and Stanford University’s Dr. Nima Aghaeepour. They shared their experiences on combining multiomic data within t ..read more