Direct to consumer genetics – Who’s data is it?
Wherever you work in life sciences, be it in healthcare of pharmaceuticals, data is one word that is on everyone’s lips.
Data
Data is at the heart of applicable genomics. As the volume and depth of genomic data grows, bioinformaticians are translating the data into interpretable patterns leading to new biological insight.
“We Need to have Resilience and Tolerance for Failure” – Interview with Guillermo Del Angel, Alexion Pharmaceuticals
Dr. Guillermo del Angel is currently Sr. Director for Data Science, Genomics and Bioinformatics at Alexion Pharmaceuticals. He has been leading research efforts focused on applying and developing different machine learning, genetics and data science approaches to improve rare disease target discovery, drug development, and patient/disease characterization FLG: Could you give us an introduction of […]
Shareable Science: What the “wellderly” can teach us about the genetics of healthy aging
Aging affects everyone, right down to our genetic core, but there’s plenty of evidence showing that each individual experiences the effects of age differently. As it turns out, some people are predisposed to a less disruptive (a kinder, gentler) aging process. New research hopes to uncover why that is.
First Genetic test for Fragile X Syndrome gets FDA Authorisation
Late on Friday, the FDA authorised the marketing of the first genetic test for Fragile X syndrome (FXS): AmplideX, a Fragile X diagnostic and carrier screen kit from Asuragen. The press release can be found here.
“We are all Billionaires in Terms of our Genome Data” – Interview with Prof. Ernst Hafen, Professor of Systems Genetics, ETH Zurich
Professor Ernst Hafen is based at the Institute of Molecular Systems Biology at ETH Zurich. He studied the developmental and cell biology of fruit flies for over 30 years and now focuses on human genomic data and what it can do for health research. FLG: Could you give us an introduction of yourself and the […]
Butler: Analysing Genomes in the Cloud
Ask Jeeves may be a thing of the past as there’s a new butler in town. Specifically, one to serve your genomic data analysis needs. This week scientists from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) have unveiled a new computational tool to facilitate large-scale genomic analysis on the cloud. This, they say, will overcome stability […]
Interview with Dr Rona Strawbridge, UKRI Innovation
Dr Rona Strawbridge has been using genetics to try to understand complex diseases, who’s work has focused much on obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and more recently serious mental illness. We managed to have a chat with Rona ahead of her speaking at the Festival of Genomics about her work and why she’s excited to be speaking at the festival this year.
Sequencing Buyers’ Guide
Get past the hype and bias in sequencing vendor marketing materials, and get an unbiased, highly informed view from a highly qualified professional whose job it is to evaluate sequencing technologies for a world leading healthcare and research institution – the Mayo Clinic. Get a base- to high-level understanding of the sequencing process, to give […]
ATCC Genome Portal Provides Access to Reference-quality Genomes
Manassas, VA – October 1, 2019 – ATCC launched its new ATCC Genome Portal, a publicly available database of reference-quality genome sequences matched to authenticated ATCC biological materials that will help researchers interpret and reproduce their results with confidence. The portal, which launched with an initial 250 genome sequences of widely used bacterial strains, delivers […]
AI for Drug Repurposing- An Interview with Ian Roberts, Healx
The Digital DNA series explores the role of large-scale genetic testing in science, industry and society. We aim to understand both the benefits and risks of this emerging technology and see what the future may hold. In the finale of our Digital DNA series we talked to Dr Ian Roberts, the Chief Technology Officer of […]
New Technique to Identify Genes Causing Rare Diseases
A new data analysis technique has shown success in identifying the faulty genes that cause rare genetic diseases. A Struggle for Diagnosis Despite advances in sequencing technologies, rare disease patients still struggle to receive a diagnosis. Only 30% of patients receive a diagnosis after whole genome sequencing, which is often used as a last resort […]
Just One Mutation in Dark DNA Could Drive Cancers
Just one mutation in the ‘Dark DNA’ of the genome could drive the progression of a range of cancers. Dark DNA is the 98% of the genome that does not code for any proteins. Laxmi Parida, a Dark DNA researcher, describes it as ‘the part of the DNA that we – the scientific community – […]
Shareable Science: Hachimoji – A New Genetic Language?
Our guest contributor Dr Neil Lamb continues his fortnighty Shareable Science Blog with an extract from the annual guidebook ‘A Year in Genetics as Told by Tomorrow’s Textbooks‘. Neil is the Vice President for Educational Outreach at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and Shareable Science will explore how genetics is relevant to people in their […]
Molecular Assemblies Announces $12.2 M Series A Financing to Advance Enzymatic DNA Synthesis
SAN DIEGO, October 1, 2019 — Molecular Assemblies, Inc., today announced that it has raised a $12.2 million Series A financing led by iSelect Fund and joined by existing investors, Agilent Technologies, Alexandria Venture Investments, and Keshif Ventures. The proceeds of the financing will be used to advance the company’s proprietary enzymatic DNA synthesis technology to […]
169 Million Patients have their Data Compromised in Hospital Cyber-Attacks
A study has identified the types of sensitive patient data that get stolen during hospital data breaches, raising serious concerns about patient privacy. The study analysed 1,461 hospital data breaches that took place in the USA between October 2009 and July 2019 and estimated that 169 million patients had their personal data compromised in this […]
