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

pharmaphorum

Genomic insights will increasingly be used to reduce the hundreds of millions of pounds wasted administering drugs that are ineffective due to an individual’s genetic makeup. 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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Junk DNA: How the dark genome is changing RNA therapies

Drug Discovery World

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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Searching for answers in rare epilepsy

pharmaphorum

Geneticist Dr Charles Steward has spent his career studying the human genome – but his work became much more personal when his children were diagnosed with severe neurological diseases. Charlie told pharmaphorum how his search for a genetic cause has led him to straddle the divide between scientist and patient advocate.

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Searching for answers in rare epilepsy

pharmaphorum

Geneticist Dr Charles Steward has spent his career studying the human genome – but his work became much more personal when his children were diagnosed with severe neurological diseases. Charlie told pharmaphorum how his search for a genetic cause has led him to straddle the divide between scientist and patient advocate.

Genome 67
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Where is the drug discovery expertise happening in the UK?

Drug Discovery World

Our research community of clinicians, clinical trialists, discovery scientists, and statisticians develop pioneering treatments for patients and ground-breaking discoveries in basic science.” Emerging UK biotech firms like Mosaic Therapeutics, Enhanc3D Genomics, and Nucleome Therapeutics are using these genomic insights to innovate.”

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Women in Science Who Have Paved the Way Forward in Genetics

XTalks

The Human Genome Project recently marked 20 years since the publication of the first full sets of human genomic sequences, an endeavor that spanned well over a decade. Today, new next-generation sequencing technologies allow for the sequencing of complex genomes within just a day or two. Martha Chase: For the Books.

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Nutrigenomics: The Future of Personalized Nutrition

Roots Analysis

Nutrigenomics is the science studying the relationship between human genome, nutrition and health. In part, the success of the Human Genome Project has also paved a path for the novel concept of nutrigenomics. Nutrigenomics testing is one of the first applications of the human genome project which was made public.

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