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Why Trusted Research Environments are key to the future of genomics  

Drug Discovery World

Genomics is driving a revolution in drug development and, in the long run, the state of public healthcare. Advances in sequencing are leading to scientific breakthroughs in preventative care, faster diagnoses, and proactive medical interventions. The first draft human genome took a decade to create, and 13 years to complete.

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Precision Bio climbs on near-$1.5bn sickle cell pact with Novartis

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The deal comes a year after Intellia and partner Regeneron reported promising results from the first clinical trial of a drug used to edit the genomes of cells within the body, in patients with rare disease ATTR amyloidosis. billion in potential milestones if the project advances through development and onto the market.

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Patients of African heritage have fewer actionable mutations

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Genomic profiling of patients who were treated for colorectal cancer showed that patients with African ancestry had fewer actionable mutations than patients with European ancestry. However, the extent to which differences in germline or somatic genomic alterations influence outcomes remains unknown.” The study also showed that 13.5%

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Sensyne, Oxford University deploy AI to find asthma targets

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Oxford University and UK clinical artificial intelligence (AI) company Sensyne Health will partner on a project to find new drug targets for people with hard-to-treat asthma. Dr Timothy Hinks. According to Hinks, “we still don’t understand the causes of asthma, because in the past the scientific tools just didn’t exist.

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Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Library Preparation Kits Market: Current Scenario and Future Potential

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Since the introduction of a gene sequencing method by Frederick Sanger in 1977, the field of genomic data collection and analysis has evolved significantly. Moreover, the manual protocols require extensive manipulation, costly reagents and long duration of skilled genomic library production. Our Social Media Platform.

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Researchers identify genes that may increase schizophrenia risk

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The investigators found the two risk genes, SRRM2 and AKAP11, by comparing the gene sequences of people with schizophrenia to those of healthy controls. Next, the researchers plan to assess whether and how these genes may have a clinical role and to identify drugs that might target the genes in the study.

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Illumina debuts its multi-gene test for cancer in Europe

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Gene sequencing specialist Illumina has started rolling out a new test that looks for a battery of tumour-associated genes from a single tissue sample, and could be used to help guide treatment for a broad range of cancers. “Comprehensive genomic profiling has proven to be this platform.”

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