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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.

SARS-CoV-2 Protein Interaction Study Reveals Key Proliferation Pathways, Possible Drug Targets
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The study compared SARS-CoV-2 to SARS-CoV-1 and MERS to find viral commonalities, and combined the analyses with real-world clinical data to suggest treatments.

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

Jul 19, 2016

In Brexit Britain, Genomics Community Anxious About Future EU Funding, Collaboration, Innovation
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Close Panel Vote on Califf Nomination

The New York Times reports there was a close committee vote to advance the nomination of Robert Califf to lead the US Food and Drug Administration to the full Senate.

Task Force Reports on Scientific Integrity

Nature News writes that that a new task force report recommends that the US establish a cross-agency scientific integrity council.

Across the Hall

Genetic testing, closed-circuit cameras, and more show how a traveler, without any contact, infected others at a New Zealand quarantine facility, CNN reports.

Science Paper Examines Influence of Chromatin Modifications on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

In Science this week: genes regulating chromatin modification may contribute to OCD risk.