Whole genome sequencing of tumour cells could help predict the prognosis of a patient’s cancer and offer clues to identify the most effective treatment, suggests an international study publi... Read more
Most people are familiar with A, B, AB and O blood types, but there are hundreds of additional blood group “antigens” on red blood cells – substances that can trigger the body’s immune respo... Read more
For the first time, researchers have used whole genome sequencing to identify the cause of a zoonotic infection that sparked a national epidemic. In a study published this week in mBio, an o... Read more
Investigators at Nationwide Children’s Hospital have developed an analysis “pipeline” that slashes the time it takes to search a person’s genome for disease-causing variations from weeks to... Read more
New nanopore DNA sequencing technology on a device the size of a USB stick could be used to diagnose infection – according to new research from the University of East Anglia and Public... Read more
As doctors and scientists continue to make huge leaps in terms of genome sequencing and scanning devices, everything about your medical treatment is going to change. As a child, you could al... Read more