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[Traitwell @traitwell]

Announcing Ask Beadle - the first and only AI-powered chatroom for DNA

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[UK Biobank @uk_biobank]

"I would hope it's going to help our children and our grandchildren, and future generations" Hear from our participants Lorraine and Mel on why they're part of UK Biobank.

[Nature Portfolio @NaturePortfolio]

The first report from the Cancer Programme of the 100,000 Genomes Project, published in @NatureMedicine, presents whole-genome sequencing profiles of 13,880 solid tumors spanning 33 cancer types, providing insights for precision oncology. https://t.co/N4MGALDDWS

[nature @Nature]

The study is one of the first in Asia to examine links between the genomes of mothers, babies and their health https://t.co/iSvE6gPGKq

[PHG Foundation @PHGFoundation]

Nice study showing real-world value of polygenic risk scores when integrated with other risk measurements (still work to do on balancing ethnicity of participants - as they note)

[UK Biobank @uk_biobank]

Great news! You can now browse the #500KGenomes summary statistics for all UK Biobank participants free of charge using our Allele Frequency Browser. The browser was launched on behalf of the Whole Genome Sequencing consortium.

🧬https://t.co/SZEtSs2He0

[Traitwell @traitwell]

@JohnsonThought1 https://t.co/N4iubuDAuV

[Traitwell @traitwell]

@JohnsonThought1

[Genomics Education @genomicsedu]

Did you know that genomics can be used to reduce adverse drug reactions and ensure suitable dosages for patients? Dive into our blog post all about #pharmacogenomics’ role in the NHS: https://t.co/tabn5EZyeU

[Eric Fauman (he/him) @Eric_Fauman]

@ProfJohnATodd @BrentRichards19 @frivadei @minouye271 @nicolesoranzo @timspector @GWASCatalog is doing a pretty amazing job of keeping up with the *exponential* increase in number of new GWAS associations.

Since 2010 the number of associations in the GWAS catalog has doubled roughly every 21 months!

An increase in an order of magnitude every 5.75 years!

[Traitwell @traitwell]

"Blocking DNA analysis of ancient remains in the name of protecting indigenous people may deny us valuable practical, intellectual, and cultural knowledge that can help all communities, including vulnerable indigenous ones."

[Quillette @Quillette]

Mortuary Archaeology | @JonEntine & Patrick Whittle
https://t.co/NYiE790kvk

[nature @Nature]

The world’s largest collection of full human genomes has just gone live.

UK Biobank — a repository of health, genomic and other biological data — today released complete genome sequences from every one of the 500,000 British volunteers in the database https://t.co/531XLjEBZF

[UK Biobank @uk_biobank]

Did you see our announcement? We’ve sequenced all 500,000 of our UK Biobank volunteers’ genomes! Together with the existing data, they form an incredible resource for researchers like @timfrayling

Read more on our website ⬇️ https://t.co/m2EeGLTr1d

#500KGenomes #genomics

[Debbie Kennett 🧬🌳 @DebbieKennett]

There is an update on the credential stuffing incident at 23andMe. The company have now submitted the relevant papers to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. 0.1% of accounts were affected which equates to about 14,000 users. https://t.co/mkLJc4HPrz

[Veera Rajagopal  @doctorveera]

Combining with All of Us and TOPMed, I think, the number of whole genomes touches a million. Unfortunately, the US-based biobanks are not accessible to worldwide researchers as easily as UK Biobank.

[Veera Rajagopal  @doctorveera]

This officially marks the beginning of the era of population-scale whole genomes. The number of genomes of non-Europeans might look tiny compared to that of Europeans, but note, that for some ancestries like South-Asians (n=10,000), it's the largest number sequenced to date.

[Traitwell @traitwell]

"Good genetics are a wonderful thing," she said. "Living to age 99 while avoiding exercise and physical activity is unusual."

https://t.co/zYnvDR5EfQ

[Traitwell @traitwell]

If everyone throughout history had interbred randomly, the collection of their genes would be of a uniform consistency. They have not and it is not. Instead, it is like lumpy gravy, or a chunky stew rather than a puréed soup. There is structure concealed within it that can be revealed, and your own DNA can be related to that structure in all sorts of interesting and informative ways.

Read more: https://t.co/xNpU7WALem

[Traitwell @traitwell]

@Laureninlex @ericgarland ✅ how much you need beer
✅ how much beer you drink

https://t.co/N4iubuE8kt

[Traitwell @traitwell]

After analysing more than a million people’s genomes, researchers have found that people’s genetics could be linked to cannabis addiction and warned of the consequences of increasing its use.

https://t.co/ekhEQtM0sd

[Traitwell @traitwell]

Did you know that you can check out your cannabis use risk score with our free Addiction Profiler app? https://t.co/N4iubuE8kt