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‘Mini eyes’ grown in lab aid understanding of genetic blindness

Researchers at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOS ICH) have grown ‘mini eyes’ to assess blindness. […]

Lab-grown brain organoids develop rudimentary eyes

A new study, published in Cell Stem Cell, has grown brain organoids in the lab that developed basic eye structures, […]

New genetic loci for eye colour identified

An international team of researchers led by King’s College London and Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam have discovered 50 new […]

UVR causes rare type of eye cancer

According to research funded by Cancer Research UK and others, ultraviolet radiation (UVR) has been found to cause a rare […]

An Eye for an Eye: A New Optic Gene Therapy

A recent paper, published in Science, explored the use of optic gene therapy to treat Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy. Surprisingly, […]

Genetics Unzipped podcast: The eyes have it – saving sight, from genetics to gene therapy

In this episode of the Genetics Unzipped podcast, supported by the UK Medical Research Council, Kat Arney and stay-at-home roving […]

World of Genomics: Nigeria

Original article written by Poppy-Jayne Morgan, June 2022. Updated by Gemma Davies, September 2023. One of the most populated countries […]

Genomics Week in Brief: Week ending 27th August

Check out the latest Genomics Week In Brief – full of intriguing news and research from the genomics space! Top […]

The price of fame: Should celebrities disclose their health struggles?

Being unwell can be an isolating experience. Patients can often be unsure of where to turn for support and for […]

The Festival of Genomics and Biodata: An Interview with Fei Chen, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

At the Festival of Genomics and Biodata, we are lucky enough to be joined by some of the biggest names […]