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‘Junk DNA’: Age of Intron 

If I cast my mind back to studying biology at school, the message was very clear: DNA contains genes, and […]

B-cell responses belittled in mitochondrial disorders

‘B-cell responses belittled in mitochondrial disorders‘ – Written by Charlotte Harrison, Science Writer  Mitochondrial diseases are a group of genetic […]

Navigating the Bioinformatics Landscape

With researchers in the omics space now generating terabytes of data in a single experiment, it’s important to understand how […]

Genomics week in brief: Week ending 17th December

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

Genomics week in brief: Week ending 3rd December

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

An RNA-targeting drug alleviates ALS and dementia

Researchers at the University of Florida Scripps Biomedical Research centre have developed a drug capable of penetrating the blood-brain barrier […]

Study reports a novel role for the nucleolus in RNA decay during infection

Written by Miyako Rogers, Science Writer A new study in Nature is the first to demonstrate the role that the […]

Non-canonical Variants: The Dark Horse of Rare Genetic Diseases

Written by Isobel Young, Science Writer By the end of 2018, Genomics England had completed their 100,000 Genome Project (100KGP), […]

Exploring Uncharted (RNA) Territory

Written by Charlotte Harrison, Science Writer  Cancer transcriptomics has transformed our understanding of tumour biology. Yet even the most up-to-date […]

Parkinson’s Disease-associated Variants Operate Through Gene Regulation

Written by Vered Smith, Science Writer  Scientists have demonstrated that genetic variants associated with Parkinson’s disease perform regulatory functions.  Researchers […]