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Magazine: Genomic projects exploit scale as clinical applications play catch-up

Pharmaceutical Technology

The last few months have marked the publication of research emerging from projects designed to collect and analyse genomic data on a wider scale than was previously thought possible. The post Magazine: Genomic projects exploit scale as clinical applications play catch-up appeared first on Pharmaceutical Technology.

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Genomic projects exploit scale as clinical applications play catch-up

Pharmaceutical Technology

Analysing almost eight thousand tumours across 33 different cancers, researchers say this marks the first time that a framework was created to understand the role of internal factors in driving such genomic alterations. Genomic research have greatly expanded our understanding of disease pathophysiology over the years.

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Open Source “Wikipedia” for Drug Discovery

Pharma Mirror

In 2003 the Human Genome Project provided the first atlas. Open source drug discovery will allow more efficient, predicable, and cost-effective development of drugs that work as advertised, with fewer side effects. The post Open Source “Wikipedia” for Drug Discovery appeared first on Pharma Mirror Magazine.

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UK study backs whole-genome screening for cancer care

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UK study led by Genomics England drawing on 100,000 Genomes Project and real-world clinical data backs use of whole-genome sequencing in cancer care

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NIH launches the next stage of its ‘human genome project’ for the brain

STAT News

The National Institutes of Health on Thursday announced more than $600 million in fresh funding for an expansive and ongoing push to unravel the mysteries of the human brain, bankrolling efforts to create a detailed map of the whole brain, and devise new ways to target therapeutics and other molecules to specific brain cell populations.

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A new dawn of the genomic age: five areas set to be transformed in 2023

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2022 was a banner year for genomics. In March, the collaborative T2T consortium published the first complete telomere-to-telomere sequence of the human genome, filling in the last 8% of the 3 billion base pairs that make up our DNA.

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Congenica extends contract with Hong Kong Genome Project

BioPharma Reporter

Congenica, a digital health company providing software and solutions for the analysis and interpretation of genomic data at scale, has announced a two-year extension to its contract for the Hong Kong Genome Project (HKGP), the first large-scale genome sequencing initiative in Hong Kong.