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Rare tandem repeat expansions associated with schizophrenia

A team from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine has uncovered new genetic variation linked to schizophrenia. The […]

Study finds expanded tandem repeats contribute to Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects one in 54 children in the US and is associated with a heritability between 50-90%. […]

Capture the dark genome: From repeat-expansions to CRISPR unintended mutations – Webinar Summary

Tackling Disease-Related Repeat Expansion Analysis – Marzia Rossato What is the Dark Genome? The dark genome refers to parts of […]

Webinar: Capture the dark genome – From repeat-expansions to CRISPR unintended mutations

Sequenced genomes retain a surprisingly large number of “dark” regions – sections that have proven difficult to characterise via short-read […]

A draft of the human pangenome

The Human Pangenome Reference Consortium has presented the first draft of the human pangenome reference sequence. Published in Nature, the […]

Genomics week in brief: Week ending 13th May

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 17th December

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

Overlap of DNA markers in research and law enforcement erodes public trust

A policy forum published in Science argues that using the same DNA markers in human tissue research that are used […]

DNA recovered from capsules could uncover drug traffickers

A new study, published in Forensic Science International: Genetics, has shown for the first time that DNA can be obtained […]

Genomics week in brief: Week ending 17th July

Keep up to date with all of the latest genomics news and research with this week’s genomics week in brief. […]