GA4GH Mentions

Code on genetic testing and insurance: the government's annual report 2021

January 27 • Department of Health and Social Care, United Kingdom

Genomics England is currently working to develop a next-generation trusted research environment to provide secure access to genomic and linked data to researchers. The Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH), is also working to develop standards and policies for sharing genomic and related health data, as part of a 5-year project funded by the NIHR, MRC and Wellcome Trust.

Genomics and Health News

Britain has long been a leader in genome-sequencing

January 29 • The Economist, UK

Newly Discovered Immune Cells Play a Role in Hemorrhagic Stroke

January 27 • University of San Francisco, USA

Ancient DNA Boom Underlines a Need for Ethical Frameworks

January 27 • The Scientist, USA

Exploring race, diversity and genomics

January 27 • Wellcome Sanger Institute, UK

One single genetic test for all children with cancer improves diagnosis and treatment

January 27 • Prinses Máxima Centrum, Netherlands

COVID lessons: scientists without quality data are like unarmed soldiers in a war zone

January 26 • The Conversation, USA

Ben Goldacre: The Use and Safety of Data

January 26 • Genomics England, UK

Most “Pathogenic” Genetic Variants Have a Low Risk of Causing Disease

January 25 • Mount Sinai, USA

Artificial Intelligence Could Help Detect Onset of Cardiovascular Disease

January 25 • Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, USA

Research on rare diseases: ten years of progress and challenges at IRDiRC

January 25 • Nature Portfolio, UK

Canadian Brain Institute Opens Data Sharing on Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, More

January 25 • Bio-IT World, Canada

How a Rare Brain Mutation Spread Across America

January 24 • The Atlantic, USA

Their DNA Hides a Warning, but They Don’t Want to Know What It Says

January 21 • New York Times, USA

Making a GitHub Action

January 20 • The CanDIG Project, Canada

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