White House calls for “team effort” to move Precision Medicine forward
24 August 2015
Precision Medicine Initiative calls on healthcare organisations to contribute case studies of precision medicine in action.
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24 August 2015
Holocaust trauma passed epigenetically to survivors’ offspring
Study examining genes of holocaust survivors and their children shows first possible human example of epigenetic inheritance.
20 August 2015
DNA data mining reveals genetic origins of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
DNA from 9,000 women used to identify two new genetic regions associated with polycystic ovary syndrome
20 August 2015
Roche Acquisitions Continue
Investment in NGS continues as Roche add new names to their list of acquisitions.
20 August 2015
Next Generation Sequencing: How and Why We Got Here
Richard Wintle explores the history of modern genome sequencing, from the Human Genome Project to the cutthroat high throughput industry of today.
19 August 2015
3D Genome Mapping And Determining Cellular Factors Revealed
A study from NCI offers genome mapping insight in glorious 3D!
19 August 2015
Defining the role of a medical geneticist
ACMG’s new Scope of Practice aims to pin down the key elements of a medical geneticist in an ever changing landscape.
19 August 2015
Human Genome Editing: Hopes and Fears
The Wilson Centre, a non-partisan policy forum, interviews Public Policy Scholar Eleonore Pauwels about the benefits and risks of human genome editing.
19 August 2015
Illumina make the move into consumer sequencing
Helix, a joint venture between Illumina, Warburg Pincus and Sutter Hill Ventures, aims to accelerate the consumer adoption of genomics.
18 August 2015
Genomics causes revolution in diabetes diagnosis
UK study reports that pinpointing the exact genetic causes of diabetes is revolutionising patient care.
18 August 2015
23andMe hire new CFO ahead of relaunching DNA health test
Dean Schorno, former CFO of Adaptive Technologies Corp, joins 23andMe amid plans to relaunch health-focused products.
17 August 2015
Gene therapy aims to cure multiple types of blindness
Reprogramming damaged retinal cells to detect light again could form basis of a general gene-therapy for blindness.
14 August 2015
Bioengineered yeast turn sugar into opiates
Using GM yeast cells as miniature drug factories could dramatically reduce costs and improve the stability of drug manufacture.
13 August 2015
New BBC radio series explores emerging biotechnology
New BBC radio series FutureProofing explores the impact of synthetic biology, with input from Jennifer Doudna and Craig Venter
13 August 2015
Clinicians Have Their Say On Pharmacogenomics
Vanderbilt University survey clinicians on pharmacogenomic attitudes It’s often said that the biggest barrier to integrating genomics into routine healthcare, is healthcare itself. There are doubts over how well equipped clinicians are to manage genomic data, or act on genomic test results. If you’ve been to any of the big conferences this summer, you’ve likely […]
