Determining the order of every base in an organism's genome. Differs from genotyping, which only looks at a specific subset of genetic variants.
The UK Government hopes to offer whole genome sequencing for all newborns in England within the next ten years, building upon the work of the Generation Study...
With news of UK Government plans to offer whole genome sequencing for all newborns, learn about the in-depth explorations of public, professional and patient views that have already taken place...
Childhood kidney tumours contain significantly more genetic mutations than previously thought, according to recent research...
The event covered the exoneration of Kathleen Folbigg, an Australian mother who was wrongfully imprisoned following the sudden deaths of her four children. Her release was galvanised by novel genomic evidence, offering not only justice in a personal tragedy but a powerful precedent for legal systems globally...
A baby born with a rare genetic liver disease has received the world's first customised experimental treatment that involved directly repairing his DNA to fix a faulty protein...
This PET event explored the impact and interplay of three major UK-based genomics and population health research initiatives. This is the first of three in a series of events exploring large-scale biomedical databases and research resources...
An algorithm called PRRDetect has been developed to identify immunotherapy-susceptible cancers...
Unrepaired DNA damage lingers longer within cells than previously thought, potentially increasing cancer risk...
Bringing you PET events as a podcast. In the 22nd episode of its podcast, PET looks at the Generation Study – which is sequencing the whole genomes of 100,000 newborn babies – with Amanda Pichini, Phern Adams, Dr Chinthika Piyasena and Dr Robin Lachmann...
The latest PET event, held in partnership with Genomics England, explored how the Generation Study – which involves sequencing the whole genomes of 100,000 newborn babies – is being implemented, and the benefits and risks that may be involved...
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