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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 […]

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 […]

World of Genomics: USA

Original post written by Lyndsey Fletcher in January 2023. Updated in August 2023 by Aleisha Collins. How can we sum […]

100kb into the genome – a quest to improve target enrichment

*** This post was written by Dr. Anja Brunner, science writer (Science Inbound) Armed with a decade of experience in […]