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‘We arguably saved their lives’: Newborn DNA-sequencing reveals elevated cancer risks for parents

05.06.2023

Ten years ago, clinicians in a handful of hospitals around the United States began sequencing the genomes of apparently healthy babies, seeking to understand how the technology might turn up …

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Biotech

Gene therapy death not caused by CRISPR, investigators confirm

19.05.2023

Terry Horgan, the 27-year-old patient who died eight days after receiving a CRISPR therapy custom-built for him, likely suffered a fatal innate immune response to the virus used to deliver …

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In the Lab

Study: Rare genetic mutation appears to have protected second person from early Alzheimer’s

15.05.2023

For the second time in one extended family, researchers have identified a person who seemed genetically destined to develop early Alzheimer’s, but remained cognitively sound for several more decades. Like …

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In the Lab

Human ‘pangenome’ published, with goal of making genomics more useful for diverse populations

10.05.2023

An international team of scientists has assembled the first human “pangenome” — an attempt to make a more representative reference genome, one that captures almost all the genetic variability residing …

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Health

Rare-disease doctors support expanded newborn genomic screening, survey finds

08.05.2023

Plummeting costs of DNA sequencing technologies are injecting urgency into the longstanding debate over whether to dive deeper into the genomes of more infants — even apparently healthy ones. Experts …

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In the Lab

Vast sequencing project begins to unlock human genome’s secrets — by deciphering other mammals’ DNA

27.04.2023

Despite decades of advancements in genomics, we still don’t know what most of our DNA does. But an ambitious international research collaboration is providing new answers about how genetics shapes …

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Biotech / First Opinion

Opinion: Where are the guidelines for the production of animals with intentional genomic alterations?

17.04.2023

Genetic engineering has the potential to transform how we raise animals for meat and other products, making food safer, improving animal health and welfare, and shrinking animal agriculture’s environmental footprint. Pigs that are less likely to …

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Health

Large European study underlines power of genomic sequencing to diagnose diseases

13.04.2023

LONDON — Using genome sequencing greatly expanded the number of diagnoses researchers could provide for children with developmental disorders from thousands of families across the United Kingdom and Ireland, researchers …

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First Opinion

Opinion: Why genetic testing should always be offered to children with neurodevelopmental differences

10.04.2023

At 10 months old, my daughter Gabrielle had missed key milestones for gross motor, fine motor, social and communication skills. Following two seizures, Gabrielle had an MRI that showed brain …

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