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More awareness is needed around genetic sight loss – expert

There needs to be more awareness about genetic sight loss among the public and specialists, an expert has said. Inherited sight loss conditions are the most common cause of blindness in working age adults in the UK. While there is a lack of accurate ...

24 Apr 2023 at 00:01

Collection of genome sequences hails new era in scientific research

Scientists have released a new “pangenome” sequence in a bid to try and understand more about the differences between people’s genes. A pangenome combines the genome sequences of many people which means that it is easier to see all of the genetic ...

10 May 2023 at 17:53

‘Game changing’ research reveals full genome sequences of hundreds of primates

The genetic diversity and evolutionary history of primates – the group that includes monkeys, apes, lemurs and humans – has been revealed in full for the first time. The new findings could be a “game changer” in helping researchers gain a better ...

02 Jun 2023 at 00:01

Origins of virus responsible for Covid-19 traced to horseshoe bats

The origins of the virus responsible for Covid-19 have been “unambiguously” traced to horseshoe bats, according to a new study. However, scientists said that “dramatically more wildlife sampling” is needed to pinpoint the creature that ...

09 Feb 2022 at 16:25

Boy whose cancer was half the size of a lung takes part in genetics trial

Eddie Pessoa de Araujo was just six-years-old when doctors discovered a huge mass in his chest which had moved his heart towards the centre. His parents had been worried for a while that their Lego-loving son kept having low-grade ...

02 Jul 2024 at 10:00

Researchers generate the first complete sequence of a human genome

Two decades after the first draft was produced, researchers have published the first complete gapless sequence of a human genome – the blueprint of our DNA. Scientists say having a complete, gap-free sequence of the roughly three ...

31 Mar 2022 at 20:25

Minister to amend record after suggesting block on China genomics ‘engagement’

A minister will correct the record after she appeared to suggest a block on China bankrolling the UK genomics supply chain. Taking a question about the Chinese Communist Party’s influence on genomics, Cabinet Office minister ...

24 Oct 2024 at 13:37

Test to spot rare eye cancer in unborn babies rolled out across NHS

A genetic test to spot a rare form of eye cancer in babies in the womb is being rolled out across the NHS for families at risk. The test picks up babies with retinoblastoma and is likely to identify around 50 cases each ...

03 May 2022 at 01:25

Genetic testing could bring in ‘new age’ of diagnostics in NHS

A DNA test that looks at genetics as a risk factor in developing heart disease could usher in a “new age” of diagnostics in the NHS, an expert has said. GENinCode was founded in 2018 and develops genomic tests and ...

15 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Edinburgh University scientists awarded £46.3m for research into ‘dark genome’

Scientists at a Scottish university have been awarded more than £40 million for work which will include research into the so-called dark genome. A total of £46.3 million has been awarded by the Medical Research ...

24 Jul 2023 at 12:45

UK must act against Chinese bioscience threat, Sir Iain Duncan Smith says

China could use the UK’s genetic data to create targeted bioweapons, a Conservative former minister has claimed. Sir Iain Duncan Smith urged the Government to follow moves by the US and act against Chinese ...

06 Apr 2024 at 16:29

Chinese firm awarded contract after attempting to hack NHS data, minister claims

A Chinese biotech company awarded a Government Covid contract was responsible for “several hack attacks” on the NHS genetic datacentre, a minister has said. Science minister George Freeman revealed that ...

08 Mar 2023 at 18:11

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