STAT News

MARCH 22, 2023

Stanford cardiologist Euan Ashley and his research team received a Guinness World Record last year for sequencing a full human genome in just over five hours. Ashley is at the forefront of a push by researchers to make more genetic information available to patients facing major health care decisions.

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Medical Xpress

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Scientists have discovered the cause of a rare condition within a part of the genome that has been largely unexplored in medical genetics.

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STAT News

MARCH 3, 2023

Next week, hundreds of scientists from around the world will convene in London for an international summit on genome editing. That technology, which enables scientists to easily excise, alter, or replace specific sections of DNA, was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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STAT News

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Zhang, one of the leading scientists in the groundbreaking field of genetic editing, had reached out two days prior to discuss a new company he was working on. Akin Akinc was scouring his email spam box last summer, looking for a missing message, when he stumbled across an unexpected email from a quite recognizable name: Feng Zhang.

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Scienmag

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Credit: Photo: IPK Leibniz Institute/ Andreas Bähring In order to record all genetic information of an individual, its genome must be completely decoded. IPK scientists and international partners for barley already succeeded in doing this three years ago (Mascher et al.

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Genomic healthcare data is critical to identify disease risk, ancestry, traits and response to medicines and aids in the development of new targeted therapies – precision medicines. In April 2003, after its launch in October 1990, the project was completed, generating the first sequence of the human genome. The origins .

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BioSpace

JULY 14, 2021

The next COVID pandemic could be prevented by using a gene drive to preemptively edit the genome of bats to prevent them from becoming hosts for coronaviruses, according to a proposal by scientists from Israel’s Interdisciplinary Center Herzelia and the National Institutes of Health.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 1, 2024

Join DDW for this exclusive free event, ‘ rAAV genome sequencing with Oxford Nanopore uncovers transgene integrity and packaging impurities ’. The post Uncovering packaging impurities with rAAV genome sequencing appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW). The event will be supported by Oxford Nanopore Technologies.

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Scienmag

MARCH 10, 2022

Scientists have developed a powerful, inclusive new tool for genomic research that boosts efforts to develop more precise treatments for many diseases by leveraging a better representation of the genetic diversity of people around the world.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 24, 2024

Join DDW for this exclusive free event, ‘ rAAV genome sequencing with Oxford Nanopore uncovers transgene integrity and packaging impurities ’. The post How rAAV genome sequencing uncovers transgene integrity appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW). The event will be supported by Oxford Nanopore Technologies.

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STAT News

MARCH 6, 2023

That was the message Chinese scientists delivered Monday on the opening day of the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing in London. LONDON — The first gene-edited children were born in China five years ago , but it’s unlikely to happen again there anytime soon.

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Drug Discovery World

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Known as ‘CReATiNG’ (Cloning Reprogramming and Assembling Tiled Natural Genomic DNA), the method offers a simpler and more cost-effective approach to constructing synthetic chromosomes. The thing about most synthetic genomics research is that it involves building chromosomes or genomes from scratch using chemically synthesised DNA pieces.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 18, 2023

In 2016, scientists behind a study called the Resilience Project analysed genetic data from 589,000+ people and found 13 adults who carried genetic variants that should have resulted in serious – even deadly – childhood disease, but who were apparently healthy. Giving participants something in return.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 16, 2024

The post rAAV Genome sequencing uncovers transgene integrity and packaging impurities appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW). A live Q&A session follows the webinar presentation.

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Scienmag

APRIL 15, 2021

Team of Japanese and European scientists identify a novel genetic mitochondrial disorder by analyzing DNA samples from three distinct families Credit: Fujita Health University DNA ligase proteins, which facilitate the formation of bonds between separate strands of DNA, play critical roles in the replication and maintenance of DNA.

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BioTech 365

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Biotechnology, Pharma and Biopharma News – Research – Science – Lifescience ://Biotech-Biopharma-Pharma: ‘Genetic SD-card’: Scientists obtain new methods to improve the genome editing system.Researchers from Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) in collaboration with colleagues from Belgium take (..)

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Scienmag

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

A new genomic analysis by an international team of scientists has now uncovered the genetic underpinnings of some of the most unusual features of Steller’s […].

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Medical Xpress

MARCH 27, 2023

To develop treatments that may one day entirely rid the body of HIV infection, scientists have long sought to identify all of the places that the virus can hide its genetic code.

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BioTech 365

APRIL 16, 2021

Biotechnology, Pharma and Biopharma News – Research – Science – Lifescience ://Biotech-Biopharma-Pharma: Scientists are on a path to sequencing 1 million human genomes and use big data to unlock genetic secrets.The first draft of the human genome was published … Continue reading →

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Scienmag

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Publication in Science Credit: David Porubsky, University of Washington In 2001, the International Human Genome Sequencing Consortium announced the first draft of the human genome reference sequence. This reference, however, […].

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 24, 2023

Ben Hargreaves finds that the vast amount of genetic data that exists today could help provide a faster, more targeted way of developing new drug candidates. The logical extension to this kind of approach is treating individual patients, with their individual genetic makeup.

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

A new study led by Medical Research Council-funded researchers from UCL has found that tailoring the analysis of whole genome sequencing to individual patients could double the diagnostic rates of rare diseases. . Consequently, the UK has established itself at the forefront of diagnostic whole genome sequencing. Context .

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 25, 2023

bit.bio has launched the first offering from its new product range ioCRISPR-Ready Cells, which allow research and drug discovery scientists to knockout any gene of interest in glutamatergic neurons. With ioCRISPR-Ready Cells, we’re putting the future of genomics in the hands of every scientist.

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BioTech 365

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Biotechnology, Pharma and Biopharma News – Research – Science – Lifescience ://Biotech-Biopharma-Pharma: Scientists use ‘genomic time travel’ to discover new genetic traits to breed more productive, resilient African cattle.Scientists announced today the discovery of a new set of detailed … Continue reading → (..)

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STAT News

MARCH 1, 2023

Genome editing summits are generally friendly, nerdy affairs, but for a moment at a Lisbon hotel last June, the conversation at the FASEB genome engineering conference grew tense. ” It was a rare moment: Tessera had raised around $600 million and passed a $1 billion valuation, but published little in academic medical journals.

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Medical Xpress

DECEMBER 12, 2022

For the most part, the genomic changes that underlie this metamorphosis and push it forward have been obscure, hindering advances in treatment.

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 26, 2022

A study by the Qatar Genome Research Consortium, led by Dr Lotfi Chouchane from Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, has reported the first landscape of cancer germline mutations – hereditary mutations – in the Qatari population. . The post Qatar Genome Programme data improves cancer screening appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 19, 2022

million ($40 million) first-round financing that will be used to explore so-called ‘dark’ regions of the human genome. Nucleome’s platform adds 3D genomic information to a wealth of available genomic data, uncovering a new dimension of information that is disease as well as cell type-specific.

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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 16, 2023

Decoding ‘junk DNA’ The Human Genome Project and subsequent studies discovered that most of our DNA (approximately 98%) does not actually code for proteins, with humans having approximately 20,000 tox 25,000 protein-coding genes. This leads to potentially severe, debilitating and unbearable toxicities for patients.

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pharmaphorum

JULY 20, 2022

Now, scientists in the UK think they have found a culprit implicated in cancer. Junk DNA is a term used to describe the 97% of the genetic sequence in human cells found between the 3% coding for our 20,000 genes, once thought to be inert. The post UK scientists say they have found cancer driver in junk DNA appeared first on.

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Scienmag

OCTOBER 13, 2021

An artificial intelligence (AI)-based technology rapidly diagnoses rare disorders in critically ill children with high accuracy, according to a report by scientists from University of Utah Health and Fabric Genomics, collaborators on a study led by Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego.

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Scienmag

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

An international team of scientists has sequenced the genome of a capuchin monkey for the first time, uncovering new genetic clues about the evolution of their long lifespan and large brains. Published in PNAS, the work was led by the University of Calgary in Canada and involved researchers at the University of Liverpool.

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Scienmag

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Credit: Dr Ira Deveson A new mobile app has made it possible to analyse the genome of the SARS-CoV-2 virus on a smartphone in less than half an hour.

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Drug Discovery World

JUNE 5, 2024

million to fund a new two-year collaborative partnership with King’s College London (KCL) to validate a portfolio of human genetic driven therapeutic targets for motor neuron disease (MND). Historical pipeline data suggests that drug targets with human genetic disease association are twice as likely to lead to approved drugs.

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Scienmag

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Credit: University of Adelaide An international research collaboration, including scientists from the University of Adelaide’s Waite Research Institute, has unlocked new genetic variation in wheat and barley – a major boost for the global effort in breeding higher-yielding wheat and barley varieties.

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XTalks

MAY 20, 2022

If you enjoy working with biological samples and are enthusiastic about healthcare, a career as a clinical scientist might be just right for you. To start applying to clinical scientist jobs today, head over to the Xtalks Job Search platform. Who is a Clinical Scientist? What is it Like to Work as a Clinical Scientist?

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BioTech 365

SEPTEMBER 11, 2021

Biotechnology, Pharma and Biopharma News – Research – Science – Lifescience ://Biotech-Biopharma-Pharma: Scientists debate promise, peril of tweaking wild genomes.In the movie Jurassic Park, reconstructing and tweaking genetic material makes it possible to bring dinosaurs back to life.

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