Mental illness: Research needs more diverse genetic data | World ...
WEBSep 15, 2022 · Mental illness is a growing public health problem, with an estimated 1 in 8 people affected by mental disorders like depression, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. But the majority of existing genetic data used in research is overwhelmingly from white people. Less than 2% of genetic studies have included people of African descent, despite ...
What are the benefits of genetic testing? Experts explain
WEBOct 15, 2021 · Genetic testing offers many benefits, such as: Diagnosing and assessing the severity of disease. Predicting a patient's risk for developing a type of disease. Revealing the likelihood of passing on a disease to children. Today, sequencing costs may be as low as $1,000 and results take only days or weeks instead of years to deliver to patients.
Diverse health database finds 275 million new genetic variants
WEBApr 10, 2024 · A $3.1 billion research programme in the US has already identified more than 275 million previously unknown genetic variants that could help fight disease. Its health database is described as “one of the most diverse in history” and includes data from under-represented communities and ethnic minorities. Closing gaps in health and wellbeing ...
Genomic Data Policy Framework and Ethical Tensions
WEBJun 1, 2020 · This white paper aims to begin addressing the need for new or modified policies by proposing a genomic data policy framework and corresponding set of ethical tensions for policy-makers, business leaders, researchers, patients and others to consider before taking actions that affect or involve the collection and use of human genomic and genetic data for research and clinical use.
How genomic sequencing helped during the COVID-19 pandemic …
WEBJan 7, 2022 · Genomic sequencing involves recording a virus' genetic code, and comparing the sequence to previous samples. This technique allows researchers to understand if the virus is new to the human population and also how to develop a vaccine. Sequencing has allowed COVID-19 to be the first virus whose spread is …
New genetic research: surprising facts about ancient humans
WEBJan 9, 2022 · New research has used large-scale genetic data to uncover new information about humans from 3,000 years ago. It's the largest genome-wide study involving ancient humans. The study revealed a large-scale migration likely from somewhere in France to the southern part of Great Britain. It also showed that the ability to digest cow’s milk ...
DNA sequencing: How fast can we sequence the human genome?
WEBFeb 8, 2022 · The ultra-rapid DNA sequencing generated terabytes of data, which was moved to a cloud-based storage system. In the cloud, algorithms scanned the genome, looking for tiny variations – mutations – within the DNA sequence that could help explain the origin of a genetic disease.
We need to talk about big data and genomics. Here's why
WEBJul 27, 2020 · Genomics is emerging as a key source of data in healthcare. The benefits could be enormous - but we need to have a conversation about the risks and rewards, with society at its heart. It's up to the experts to begin this dialogue, and they should start right away. In an age when most of us have personal data in the digital ether, consent ...
How helpful is it to know our genetic predispositions? | World …
WEBJan 31, 2022 · Genetic research has made huge strides in understanding heart disease, mental health, cancer and dementia. These have a 'polygenic' underpinning which can be helpful for giving us a personal estimate of our genetic risk for a certain disease or disorder. However, this risk is determined by multiple genetic variants and usually not by a single ...
6 expert essays on the future of biotech | World Economic Forum
WEBJan 6, 2020 · The first human genome sequence was finished in 2003, took 13 years to complete, and cost billions of dollars. Today due to biotech and computational advancements, sequencing a person’s genome costs approximately $1,000 and can be completed in about a day. Important milestones in the history of genomics.