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Genomics England, NHS to Lead £105M UK Study with Aim to Sequence 100K Newborns
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The UK government said it will also invest £26 million to support cancer genomics research, and an additional £22 million to improve genomic data diversity.

Link23 Aims to Address Eurocentric Biases in Genomic Medicine Through Online Community, Resources
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Supported by Genomics England and Data Science for Health Equity, Link23 intends to build a community and provide analytical tools to improve equity in genomics.

NHS England Unveils Five-Year Genomic Healthcare Strategy

The new strategy places genomics at the heart of a new effort to deliver a sustainable model of healthcare for patients.

Genomic Newborn Screening Studies Around the World Begin to Take Baby Steps
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At the inaugural International Conference on Newborn Sequencing (ICoNS) in Boston last week, researchers outlined plans from eight studies in the US, the UK, Europe, and Australia.

Team Describes 'Ongoing' Mitochondrial DNA Insertions in Human Genome

With genome sequence data for tens of thousands of individuals, researchers characterized the insertion of nuclear-mitochondrial segments in the human genome.

Jul 22, 2022

UK Team Makes Recommendations for Interpreting Variants in Noncoding Regions
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Jun 17, 2022

In Brief This Week: Mission Bio, Lunit, ProPhase Labs, Genomics England, NHGRI, More

May 10, 2022

Genomics England Provides Update on New Cancer Research Platform
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Mar 9, 2022

Insitro, Genomics England Collaborate on Machine Learning to Improve Database Searches

Feb 17, 2022

Whole-Genome Sequencing Can Diagnose Neurological Repeat Expansion Disorders, UK Study Finds

Jan 11, 2022

PacBio Prelim Q4 Revenues up 33 Percent; Firm Partners With Google, Berry Genomics, Genomics England

Nov 11, 2021

Whole-Genome Sequencing Shines for Rare Disease Diagnosis in 100K Genomes Pilot Study

Aug 27, 2021

People in the News: New Appointments at Genomics England, Seven Bridges, Dante Labs, More

Feb 16, 2021

LifeArc Providing £5M for COVID-19 Study on Genomics of Severe Disease

Feb 9, 2021

European Project Sets Out to Harness Genomics Data, AI to Create New Predictive Tools
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Jan 29, 2021

Genomics England Preps for NHS Genomic Medicines Service Launch With New Focus, Tools
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Sep 28, 2020

UK Government Unveils New Genomic Healthcare Strategy

Jul 2, 2020

Genomics England, Sano, Zetta Building Platform to Support Rare Disease Patient Participation
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May 12, 2020

Illumina, UK Agencies Partner on £28M Sequencing Study of COVID-19 Patients

Apr 24, 2020

National Genomics Programs in UK, US Change Data Storage Calculations
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Jan 14, 2020

Illumina, Genomics England Ink Deal to Sequence up to 300K People

May 28, 2019

Silence Therapeutics Inks Deal to Access Genomics England Database

Mar 21, 2019

Genomics England, AI Startup Collaborate on Immunotherapy

Dec 19, 2018

French Medical Genomics Initiative's Pilot Sequencing Platforms Set to Commence Operations
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Oct 4, 2018

Genomics England Taps Iqvia for Clinical-Genomic Data Integration

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Study Points to Tuberculosis Protection by Gaucher Disease Mutation

A mutation linked to Gaucher disease in the Ashkenazi Jewish population appears to boost Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance in a zebrafish model of the lysosomal storage condition, a new PNAS study finds.

SpliceVault Portal Provides Look at RNA Splicing Changes Linked to Genetic Variants

The portal, described in Nature Genetics, houses variant-related messenger RNA splicing insights drawn from RNA sequencing data in nearly 335,700 samples — a set known as the 300K-RNA resource.

Automated Sequencing Pipeline Appears to Allow Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Lineage Detection in Nevada Study

Researchers in the Journal of Molecular Diagnostics describe and assess a Clear Labs Dx automated workflow, sequencing, and bioinformatic analysis method for quickly identifying SARS-CoV-2 lineages.

UK Team Presents Genetic, Epigenetic Sequencing Method

Using enzymatic DNA preparation steps, researchers in Nature Biotechnology develop a strategy for sequencing DNA, along with 5-methylcytosine and 5-hydroxymethylcytosine, on existing sequencers.