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Check here for the latest news and developments from the Innovative Genomics Institute.
The IGI’s 2022 Year-in-Review
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IGI Researchers Develop Rapid, Point-of-Care COVID-19 Diagnostic Test
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“Natural Immunity” from Omicron is Weak and Limited, Study Finds
![Scientist marking a clear plate with 12 circular wells. Clear zones on the purple background show the SARS-CoV-2 virus escaping from neutralizing antibodies in patient blood samples](https://innovativegenomics.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Gladstone_Omicron_plate-2.jpg)
Automating SARS-CoV-2 Variant Calling with LatchBio
![Automated pipeline for calling SARS-CoV-2 variants](https://innovativegenomics.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IGIxLatch-1360x500-dark-banner-2.jpg)
Half a Million COVID Tests Later, IGI Clinical Laboratory Looks to the Future
![Two scientists working in the Clinical Laboratory at the Innovative Genomics Institute in Berkeley, California](https://innovativegenomics.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IGI_Clinical_Lab_310-1360x500-1-2.jpg)
IGI and Mobility Health Partner to Provide Free Testing and Vaccines to Farm Communities
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New Method Sheds Light on Why Some SARS-CoV-2 Variants Are More Infectious
![SARS-CoV-2 virions](https://innovativegenomics.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Virion-hero-2.png)
IGI Clinical Laboratory Receives Accreditation from the College of American Pathologists
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Using Two CRISPR Enzymes, a COVID Diagnostic In Only 20 Minutes
![illustration shows RNA being cut by CRISPR enzymes and bright green light emitted](https://innovativegenomics.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/cover-draft-horizontal-scaled-3.jpeg)
COVID-19 Research Spotlight: Bruce Wang on Creating an Atlas of COVID-19 Pathology
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