Tackling Disease-Related Repeat Expansion Analysis – Marzia Rossato What is the Dark Genome? The dark genome refers to parts of […]
Sequenced genomes retain a surprisingly large number of “dark” regions – sections that have proven difficult to characterise via short-read […]
A study conducted by a team at UCL identified potential drug and vaccine targets for SARS-CoV-2. The results of the […]
Therapeutic resistance has repeatedly proved itself to be an unconquerable barrier for curative cancer treatment. However, recent investigations have challenged […]
An understanding of the environmental and genetic risk of Alzheimer’s Disease is vital for the production of more effective therapies. […]
Researchers using whole-exome sequencing have identified that mutations that disrupt neuritogenesis may confer risk for cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy Cerebral […]
In this new age of genomic epidemiology, so-called “Microbe Hunters” are combining whole genome sequencing technology with epidemiological data. This […]
The first person to be cured of HIV, Timothy Ray Brown, died last week from a recurrence of leukaemia. His […]
In the past Genomics has faced a lot of controversy, particularly in relation to eugenics. Even today, applications of genomics, […]
Researchers from Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research at the University of Toronto, have mapped the genes that allow […]
