How do we make genomics everybody's business?
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...
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The order of the chemical units (bases) along a piece of DNA or RNA.
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Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Aggressive prostate cancer gene identified
Finnish researchers have identified two possible mutations in one gene that are both correlated with prostate cancer...
NHS will become flagship health service for genomic medicine
Genomics England and the NHS will incorporate genome sequencing into routine care by establishing the Genomic Medicine Service...
With great genomic data comes great responsibility
As part of Genomics England's Genomics Conversation initiative, the Progress Educational Trust (PET) — the charity that publishes BioNews — is producing a public event this month entitled 'With Great Genomic Data Comes Great Responsibility'...
Revamped CRISPR can edit more locations in the genome
Scientists have altered the Cas9 enzyme, increasing the number of sites that can be targeted by the CRISPR/Cas9 approach to genome-editing...
Image by Peter Artymiuk via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts the shadow of a DNA double helix, on a background that shows the fluorescent banding of the output from a DNA sequencing machine.
Wales joins 100,000 Genomes Project to tackle rare diseases
The 100,000 Genomes Project has been extended to Wales, with an initial 420 rare disease patients and patients' relatives set to have their whole genomes sequenced...
Board Game Review: The Genomics Game
It's not often you get to play board games at work. Recently at Guy's Hospital in London, the research nurse team were delighted to try out The Genomics Game, released by the NHS's Genomics Education Programme...
CRISPR pioneer's lab develops system to target infections and cancer
Researchers have found a new use for CRISPR, adapting the system to detect viral infections with high accuracy, a new study finds...
Sequencing company proposes trading genetic information for cryptocurrency
Nebula Genomics, a new firm founded by geneticists, has announced its plan to sequence customers’ genomes cheaply and allow them to sell their own genomic information for digital money...
Event review: The Great Genome Sequencing Debate
'This House believes that everyone should have their whole genome sequenced at birth.' This was the motion discussed at The Great Genome Sequencing Debate at the Royal Institution on Wednesday 24 January, sponsored by Roche...