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World of Genomics: Switzerland

Aside from its luxury branded watches and delicious chocolate, Switzerland is home to mesmerising alpine scenery. Switzerland is known for […]

Giraffe: A new short-read mapping tool

Researchers have introduced a new short-read mapping tool, called Giraffe, that can efficiently plot new genome sequences to a pangenome […]

Genome editing in complex microbial communities

Researchers have characterised and validated a strategy for editing the genomes of specific organisms in microbial communities using tools called […]

Genome Giants – Tak Mak, Senior Scientist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre

Tak Mak is a world leader in the genetics of immunology and cancer. He is currently a Senior Scientist at […]

Fine tuning base editors to avoid gene-editing errors

Researchers at Rice University have developed a new approach that improves the avoidance of gene-editing errors in base editing strategies. […]

Drag-and-drop CRISPR genome integration

Researchers have developed a CRISPR-based approach that enables direct genome integration without generating double-strand breaks. Genome integration Programmable genome insertion […]

Genome-reduced ‘living medicine’ created for drug-resistant infections

Researchers from the Centre for Genomic Regulation have created a ‘living medicine’ to treat antibiotic-resistant bacteria growing on the surfaces […]

Down the Rabbit Hole: Genomics and Psychedelics – Charles Nichols

Charles Nichols is a Professor of Pharmacology at LSU Health Sciences Centre in New Orleans in USA. His main research […]

Schizophrenia polygenic risk scores: The struggle of improving their clinical utility

Researchers have analysed clinical and genetic data from over 8,500 adults with psychiatric disorders, to assess whether schizophrenia polygenic risk […]

Researchers have engineered a new miniature CRISPR-Cas System

CRISPR-Cas systems have revolutionised genomic research, offering precise genome editing. However, there still is clinical demand for a compact and […]