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Genomic Study Reveals Recurrent Inversion Variants, Instability Effects

Genomic data for 41 individuals representing 82 haplotypes helped unearth recurrent inversion polymorphisms, including variants overlapping with disease-related sites.

European Project Aims to Integrate COVID-19 Genomics, Public Health, Social Sciences Data
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The €12 million European Union-backed effort, called BeYond-COVID, commenced last month and will run through October 2024.

SARS-CoV-2 Genomes Reveal Dynamics of England's Alpha, Delta Variant Surges

Analyzing SARS-CoV-2 isolates circulating in England over 10 months up to June 2021, researchers saw a series of epidemics dominated by distinct viral lineages.

Study Reveals Wide Range of Viruses in Human Gut Bacteria

Using metagenomic and bacterial reference genome sequences, researchers assembled a collection of bacteriophage genomes from individuals around the world.

Genomics England Preps for NHS Genomic Medicines Service Launch With New Focus, Tools
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The service will offer whole-genome sequencing to English patients with rare diseases and cancer as part of routine care.

Oct 16, 2020

SARS-CoV-2 Protein Interaction Study Reveals Key Proliferation Pathways, Possible Drug Targets
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Jul 20, 2020

New Human Gut Microbial Catalog Expands Number of Reference Genomes, Known Proteins

May 12, 2020

EMBL-EBI COVID-19 Data Portal to Serve as European Data Hub for Coronavirus Research
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Jan 17, 2020

The Decade in Proteomics: Most Significant Informatics Developments
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Jan 9, 2020

Proteomics Beginning to Grapple With Patient Privacy Questions in Wake of Technology Advances
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Nov 8, 2019

Wellcome Sanger Institute Commits $11.8M to Darwin Tree of Life Project

Sep 24, 2019

NIH Awards $29.5M to Two Centers for New Human Genome Reference Program

Mar 14, 2019

EMBL European Bioinformatics Institute Awarded £45M from UK Government

Feb 12, 2019

Human Gut Metagenomic Analysis Uncovers Nearly 2,000 New Uncultured Bacterial Species

Feb 4, 2019

Gut Microbe Studies Expand Bacterial Culture Collections, Reference Genomes

Oct 25, 2018

Amid GDPR Implementation, European Effort Drafts Code of Conduct for Sharing Health Research Data
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Oct 24, 2018

Genomic Data Interoperability, Remote Workflow Key to New Global Alliance APIs
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Oct 1, 2018

Mouse Genome Assemblies for 16 Lab Strains Reveal Diversity, Help Improve Reference

Jun 21, 2018

EMBL Scientists Design New Multi-Omics Computational Method
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Oct 17, 2017

Global Alliance for Genomics and Health Releases Strategic Plan, Announces Driver Projects
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Aug 31, 2017

EBI Team Developing Genome Editing Resource for CRISPR Experimental Data
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Aug 17, 2017

As Brexit Negotiations Unfold, UK Researchers and Institutions Remain Worried About Coming Changes
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Jul 25, 2017

Geneticists Anticipate Deluge of New Studies, Discoveries Following UK Biobank Data Release
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Jun 26, 2017

Consortium Reports on First Efforts To Catalog Mammalian Gene Function

Apr 11, 2017

Researchers Devise New Single-Cell DNA Methylation Prediction Method

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Self-Reported Hearing Loss in Older Adults Begins Very Early in Life, Study Says

A JAMA Otolaryngology — Head & Neck Surgery study says polygenic risk scores associated with hearing loss in older adults is also associated with hearing decline in younger groups.

Genome-Wide Analysis Sheds Light on Genetics of ADHD

A genome-wide association study meta-analysis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder appearing in Nature Genetics links 76 genes to risk of having the disorder.

MicroRNA Cotargeting Linked to Lupus

A mouse-based study appearing in BMC Biology implicates two microRNAs with overlapping target sites in lupus.

Enzyme Involved in Lipid Metabolism Linked to Mutational Signatures

In Nature Genetics, a Wellcome Sanger Institute-led team found that APOBEC1 may contribute to the development of the SBS2 and SBS13 mutational signatures in the small intestine.