genomic medicine Articles
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Biotechnology finds its way to Hong Kong
Up until the beginning of this decade, biotechnology has virtually been non-existent in Hong Kong. By utilising all the favourable advantages available, a new era with emphasis on biotechnology was initiated. Vigorous promotion from the universities coupled with a positive response from the government has finally enabled biotechnology to find its way to Hong Kong. Currently, the local ...
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RARE ANSWERS™: A System to Improve Patient Outcomes - Case study
At Alexion, our mission is to transform the lives of people affected by rare diseases and devastating conditions. In addition to developing and delivering life-changing medicines, this mission drives us to seek opportunities to advance innovative solutions to system-wide challenges faced by rare disease patients, such as the “diagnostic odyssey.” What is the Diagnostic Odyssey? ...
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The Danish National Genome Center Partners with Lifebit to Deliver Nationwide Personalised Medicine
The Danish National Genome Center has awarded Lifebit a four-year contract to implement Lifebit’s Federated Trusted Research Environment software, Lifebit CloudOS, within Denmark's national supercomputing center. LONDON, UK - 28 April 2022 – Lifebit, whose leading technology enables secure analysis over sensitive datasets for researchers and interconnects such large patient cohorts ...
By Lifebit
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A Computer Scientist`s Quest for Meaningful Work
I was born in a country at the intersection of Europe and the Middle East — both geographically and culturally. Turkey is a beautiful country, and also a challenging one in many aspects. My mom was not able to continue her education after fifth grade because the middle school for girls was miles away from her home. She has always been a big supporter of my education and career. Growing ...
By Recursion
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Delivering a precision medicine programme at scale
The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the disparity between those who succumbed to severe illness while others remained relatively unaffected, underscoring the urgent need to shift the healthcare industry’s focus from a one-size-fits-all approach to more personalised healthcare. Personalised medicine promises to transform healthcare with treatments tailored to a patient’s unique genetic ...
By Lifebit
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Single Guide RNA Libraries: Their Applications and Future Potential in Biotechnology
The phenomenal advancements in the realm of biotechnology have propelled the development of tools with remarkable potential, considerably altering the landscape of biological and medical research. One such groundbreaking tool topping the list among modern biotechnologies is the Single Guide RNA (sgRNA) library. This article will delve into the present and future applications of this revolutionary ...
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Bioinformatics Analysis Brings Disease Genomics Research to a Crossroads
Introduction Since the completion of the Human Genome Project, genomics has played an increasingly critical role in the biomedical field. Its applications include variation and risk assessment in disease genomics, analysis of changes in transcriptomic gene expression, revealing epigenetic effects on tissue and organ development, and heterogeneity at the single-cell level, among others. We present ...
By CD Genomics
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Applications of 16S/18S/ITS Amplicon Sequencing
16S/18S/ITS amplicon sequencing has now been a well-established method. Due to its low cost, shorter cycle and low quality requirement of the sample, 16S/18S/ITS amplicon sequencing is widely used in the study of microorganisms. 16S/18S/ITS amplicon sequencing reveals the species of microorganisms in environmental samples and their differences, relative abundance, population structure and ...
By CD Genomics
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Whole Genome Sequencing for Rare Diseases
The diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases have long been a daunting challenge due to their complex and often undefined nature. However, with recent advancements in technology, specifically in the realm of genomics, whole genome sequencing (WGS) has emerged as a powerful tool that has revolutionized the diagnosis and management of rare diseases. This groundbreaking technique offers hope to ...
By Protheragen
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A Primer in Biological Data Analysis and Visualization
With the development of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies and new sequencers, the exponential growth of biological information generated by the scientific community has brought benefits as well as new challenges to researchers. In the era of big data, the field of bioinformatics has made significant progress in the analysis and interpretation of biological data. Therefore, there is a ...
By CD Genomics
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Back to blog Federated Architecture in Genomics
Genome initiatives spearheaded by burgeoning numbers of data custodians such as Genomics England (GEL), a Lifebit customer, leverage technological advances to amass large volumes of patient data. As a result, data custodians are veritable gold mines of genome data that could transform precision medicine and provide an equitable solution for diverse healthcare requirements. Pharmaceutical ...
By Lifebit
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