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

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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. Just one mutation can lead to a complete change in protein formation. So, when it comes to proteomics, accuracy is vital.

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Why genomic healthcare data matters in the development of new therapies 

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From a general healthcare perspective, access to this sort of data is invaluable, but this is particularly noteworthy in that DNA tests have historically been limited in these regions on account of cost and availability of practitioners, services and resources.

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International Women’s Day: Female life science leaders

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In January 2023, the company opening the second largest Biobank in the UK, which will give parents the chance to preserve their stem cells within the North West and the provision of non-invasive, prenatal testing and pregnancy testing, something that Dr Kenny hopes “can be a real catalyst for female well-being for decades to come”.