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June 1, 2020

We Were Featured on NBC News!

https://youtu.be/wWzE63JOhSY We are proud to announce that our President and CTO, Dr. Bassam El-Fahmawi, PhD. was interviewed by NBC News Bay Area reporter Bigad Shaban regarding our iSWAB sample collection tube innovation. The primary purpose of the interview was to discuss its impact on corona…

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October 20, 2015

Mawi DNA Technologies Announces New Distribution Partnership…

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December 1, 2015

Mawi DNA Technologies Announces Issuance of Patent…

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February 3, 2016

Selective Lysis Enables Effective Whole Genome Bisulphite…

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February 22, 2016

Copan FLOQSwabs™ and Mawi’s iSWAB Compatibility

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March 28, 2016

Non-invasive Second Generation Bio-sampling technology (Benta group)

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March 16, 2020

Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing in Pandemics is Counter-Intuitive. Here’s why.

When dealing with rapidly emerging pandemics such as COVID-19, it is vital for infected individuals to be identified and quarantined as quickly as possible. In an effort to do this, drive-thru testing sites are being introduced nationwide to limit patients interactions with others. While the…

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December 20, 2019

Man’s DNA Replaced By His Donors After Transplant

A recent New York Times article reported that Chris Long (a bone marrow transplant recipient) learned that "Swabs of his lips and cheeks contained his DNA — but also that of his donor."  This is the exact reason that Mawi DNA Technologies has always chosen…

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November 5, 2019

Spit DNA Collection Limitations Magnifies Genomics Research Diversity Issue

We have been advocating that the diversity in genomics research is an issue since Mawi DNA’s inception in 2014. Interestingly, in late 2018 and now 2019 several publications came out to describe this issue in greater details.   Unfortunately, such gap of genetic data hinders progress…

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May 6, 2019

Late-onset lattice corneal dystrophy associated TGFBI p.H626R mutation in members of a Canadian family

Article Abstract Within the over 70 reported transforming growth factor-beta–induced (TGFBI) corneal dystrophy mutations,1more than 40 are associated with lattice corneal dystrophy (LCD), subtypes I, III, IIIA, and IIIB according to the Human Gene Mutation Database (QIAGEN, Hilden, Germany). This is a follow-up investigation to…

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April 8, 2019

Spit DNA is a hit or miss

Have you ever wondered why isolating quality DNA from Spit/Saliva is inconsistent, especially when it comes to DNA sequencing?   Spit/Saliva is a complex biological matrix with a mixture of different DNA sources that vary in percentage from one individual to another   White blood…

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February 17, 2019

What is the difference between Non-Invasive vs Invasive Biosampling?

[one_half] [separator headline="h3" title="Non-Invasive"] Painless No expertise needed No cold chain involvement [/one_half] [one_half_last] [separator headline="h3" title="Invasive (Blood)"] Painful Requires expertise Handling infrastructure expensive (cold chain transport and storage) [/one_half_last]

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February 17, 2019

Non-Invasive Pros and Cons

Traditional non-invasive sample collection  has two approaches to try and collect and produce high gDNA recovery.  While both methods have benefits, they also have their challenges.[one_half][separator headline="h3" title="Saliva/Mouthwash"] Self collection, but limited to individuals capable of producing sufficient saliva Collection solution contains alcohol Yields sheared, short-fragment DNA not…

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February 17, 2019

Why Buccal Collection is Better Than Saliva/Spit Collection

Saliva Collection is not a Universal Sample Collection Tool: 20% - 46% of the Population Suffers from Dry Mouth Not everybody can produce enough saliva: Collecting 1-2 mL of Saliva within 30 minutes (as required by most saliva collection kits) can be very challenging for…

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March 2, 2018

Maximizing Forensics DNA Recovery & Long-term Room Temperature Stabilization

Michelle Gordon from Boston University presented her work at the recent AAFS 2018 Conference in Seattle, WA: iSWAB-ID AAFS 2018 Presentation In recognition of her hard work, Michelle was nominated… read more →

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