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Calls to review regulation of direct-to-consumer genetic testingBlogExcellent new report from Science and Technology Committee, which is gratifyingly in line with our own recommendations.
Putting Genome UK into practice: genomic healthcare strategy implementationBlogImplementation plans for the UK’s landmark Genome UK strategy have been released, with specific commitments for all the major players in genomics research and healthcare revealed.
Bringing order to polygenic score reportingBlogInconsistencies in the way polygenic score models are reported could delay their introduction into healthcare.
Unpacking polygenic scoresPolicy briefingPHG Foundation has published a series of on-point briefings to help you get to grips with polygenic scores, describing and providing solutions to some of the key challenges in this field
Functional genomicsPolicy briefingAcross these two policy briefings, we outline what functional genomics is, the approaches used in this field and explore the potential impact of functional genomics on clinical medicine.
Somatic genome editing: an overviewPolicy briefingThree briefings examining somatic genome editing, the potential clinical impact of this technology, and the ethical and regulatory considerations surrounding current and future use in healthcare.
Putting AI to work in genomic medicinePolicy briefingArtificial intelligence (AI) offers great opportunities to advance genomic medicine, but enthusiasm for these technologies must be matched with collective commitment and investment to tackle serious issues posed by their use in healthcare. A set of policy briefings exploring some of those issues and how to address them
Black box medicine and transparencyReportA series of reports each examining a different aspect of the problem of human interpretability of machine learning in healthcare and research. In clarifying the requirements for transparency and explanation we aim to improve patient and public trust in these technologies. This work was made possible with funding from the Wellcome Trust.
Developments in long-read sequencingPolicy briefingA series of briefings explaining the benefits and challenges long-read sequencing in research and in the clinic
Clinical genomicsConsiders and recommendations on the appropriate implementation of genomics across a range of clinical services including pharmacogenomics.