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Plans to provide free genome scans to new students at the University of California, Berkeley (see previous news) have been modified following intervention from US regulators.  The Calif

The Office of Population Health Genomics of the West Australian Department of Health has this week released new Guidelines for human biobanks, genetic research databases and associated data. The Guide

A genetic research project is using a novel approach with respect to patient involvement and feedback. The Gene Partnership Project (GPP), based at the Children's Hospital Boston in the US,

A recent paper argues that the mechanisms traditionally employed to protect the identity of participants in medical research are 'increasingly untenable in genomics' [Heeney C et al. (2010) Public Hea

A new partnership between major global pharmaceutical companies Eli Lilly, Merck and Pfizer is to create a non-profit Asian Cancer Research Group (ACRG) to investigate the most common cancers in Asia

The PHG Foundation has joined many other eminent UK-based organisations in signing up to the National Petition for Libel Reform seeking amendment of English libel law. Libel is when published or broad

A new facility called BIOFAB (International Open Facility Advancing Biotechnology) has been established with funding from the US National Science Foundation (NSF), the Lawrence Berkeley National L

The Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS) has published a new report challenging the next government of the UK to make medical science a central tenet and make the most of the opportunities for health off

The December supplement of the journal Health Research Policy and Systems is dedicated to a series of articles describing a set of tools designed by the SUPporting POlicy relevant Reviews and Trials (

The ‘Manchester Manifesto’ is a new document from a group convened to consider the current system of ownership and management of science and innovation. Produced by a group led by John