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On the Cusp of Future Gene Therapies

Gene therapy is at an inflection point. Many gene and cell therapies have been approved in recent years following decades […]

Intersex: When binary notions simply don’t fit

The term ‘gender’ can be subjective. It is often seen as a social construct that each individual has their own […]

RAREfest20

1 in 17 people will develop a rare disease at some point in their lives. RAREfest20 is a global, virtual […]

The Actual Martian: Colonising Mars

In 2015, Ridley Scott directed the film adaptation of Andy Weir’s novel The Martian. The story is ultimately about a […]

All Wales, All the way!

Megan Fealey, NovaSeq Implementation Lead, and Joseph Halstead, Bioinformatician, from All Wales Medical Genomics Service (AWMGS) joined us to discuss […]

Prioritising individuals with disease but low PRS for sequencing

A recent study, published in Genetics in Medicine, has found that prioritising individuals for sequencing who have disease but low […]

Be more positive: give blood

Last weekend vampires and witches came out to play. People smeared litres of fake blood on their faces and doors. […]

Genetic counsellors: The Charles Xaviers of our universe

“A genetic counsellor is like air conditioning. When you do not have it, you do not realise you are missing […]

ASHG Virtual Meeting 2020

Last week (27 – 30th October 2020), the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) hosted their annual meeting. The meeting […]

DNA Today Podcast: DTC Series wrap up

DNA Today has just wrapped up their second series of 2020, exploring the landscape of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing over […]