A storage facility used to archive biological samples for use in research. Ranging in size from individual refrigerators to warehouses, biobanks are maintained by institutions such as hospitals, universities, nonprofit organizations, and pharmaceutical companies.
Blood biomarkers can improve risk prediction for twelve diseases, over using genomics alone, according to research presented at the European Society of Human Genetics conference...
A biobank scheme will be piloted in England to study links between patients' genomes and their risk of adverse drug reactions...
A genome-wide association study has identified three genetic variants associated with increased risk of polycystic ovary syndrome in Finnish and Estonian women...
Geneticists in the UK have been speaking out against direct-to-consumer DNA testing after concerns over false positive results...
The gene mutation that Dr He Jiankui aimed to emulate in the world's first genome-edited babies, has been linked to increased deaths in later life...
Are you a night owl or a morning lark? The answer is influenced by at least 351 regions of the genome, a recent study has found...
This Progress Educational Trust/Genomics England event concerned the imminent completion of the 100,000 Genomes Project, and the upcoming launch of the new national NHS Genomic Medicine Service...
Since 2011, Polity Books has published a number of books in its 'Resources Series', which have focused on subjects like diamonds, oil and timber. Yet its forthcoming volume marks something of a shift, for its focus is bioinformation...
AstraZeneca has signed deals with the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and two other institutions to launch one of the largest genome-sequencing efforts yet undertaken...
An IVF clinic in the UK has announced that it will offer sperm donors the chance to nominate a friend or family member for free IVF treatment....
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