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A new era of pathogen surveillance using genomic sequencing
Health Europa Quarterly spoke to Dr Joanne Hackett, Former Chief Commercial Officer of Genomics England and Regional Board Member of Movement Health 2030, about...
Oxford and Oracle to enable rapid COVID-19 variant identification
A new partnership between Oxford University and Oracle will see the speed identification of COVID-19 variants and will help further understanding of infectious diseases.
To...
COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium: sequencing COVID-19
The COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK) was launched in April 2020, with the aim of sequencing the genome of the COVID-19 virus and its...
COVID-19 variants confirmed in United Kingdom
A variant of COVID-19 has been confirmed in the UK which has now been designated as a Variant Under Investigation (VUI) referred to as...
UK institutions receive £2.3m grant for research of tropical diseases
Three UK institutions have been awarded £2.3m to investigate tropical diseases affecting some of the world’s poorest populations.
Scientists from Oxford Brookes University, University of...
UK offers genomics expertise to find new COVID-19 variants
The UK will be using its world-leading genomic expertise to help countries who do not have the resources to identify new variants of coronavirus.
Countries...
A united approach to fighting COVID-19 in Europe
The European Commission has set out several actions to be taken across Europe to establish a united front in beating the COVID-19 virus.
The European...
How data science is driving innovations in medical biotechnology
In this article, Ramya Sriram, digital content manager at freelance platform for scientists, Kolabtree, explains how data science is driving innovations in medical biotechnology.
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UK poises to take global lead in genomics with new strategy
A new landmark strategy has been launched that aims to secure the UK as a future global leader in genomics.
The new National Genomic Healthcare...
Genome sequencing: novel genetic cause of rare diseases discovered
A new study has discovered novel genetic causes of rare diseases which researchers believe could lead to the improvement of diagnosis and patient care.
A...
Mapping the cannabis genome: developing a genetic blueprint for breeding
A major analysis of statistical data and studies has highlighted the importance of mapping the cannabis genome for unlocking the full potential of the...
Revolutionising cannabis cultivation with world-first SNP chip
The word’s-first SNP chip has been developed to help breeders with cultivation by improving the consistency of chemical profiling and disease resistant characteristics of...
Scientists reveal how women inactivate their X chromosome
Researchers at EMBL have revealed that the protein SPEN plays a crucial role in the process of X-chromosome inactivation
Researchers at the European Molecular Biology...
Breakthrough epigenomic technology can help to combat disease
Much remains unknown about diseases and the way our bodies respond to them, in part because the human genome is the complete DNA assembly...
Investigating human fertility problems via the water flea
With significant funding from NIH, a researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington is investigating fundamental biological processes that lead to fertility problems...
An advancement of genome analysis could detect diseases more quickly
Diseases caused by genetic changes could be detected more readily thanks to an advance in DNA genome analysis software.
The development of the genome analysis...
Understanding human health with genome analysis
Understanding human health has been taken to another level as researchers at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and UNSW, Australia, have published a...
European Bioinformatics Institute to tackle life threatening diseases
Following a £45 million (~€52.7 million) investment, the European Bioinformatics Institute is one step closer to improving the world’s understanding of genetics and molecular...
Shivom: a precision medicine data secure-sharing and analysis ecosystem
Chief scientific officer Dr Axel Schumacher introduces Shivom as an innovative solution to transform the precision medicine and healthcare services landscape.
AT a time when...
Discover the progressive evolution of sex chromosomes
University of Konstanz published new findings of the evolution of sex chromosomes that ran for 30 years on the genomic mechanisms of sex determination...