Tag: Genetic Database
New Study Explores the Use of Blockchain Technology to Protect Indigenous Genomic Data
Genomic data from Indigenous communities plays an important role in understanding an array of diseases; however, this data has often been used without informed consent. A team of UC San Diego researchers—including San Diego Supercomputer Center affiliate Timothy Mackey—recently...
VA’s MVP Mega-Biobank Collaborates with NIH to Advance Genetic Discoveries for Veterans
Since 2011, more than 875,000 Veterans have donated their DNA to the VA Million Veteran Program (MVP). In the program, VA researchers are sequencing Veterans' genomes—a complete set of genetic material—to better understand how genes, lifestyles, and military exposures...
Cryopreservation and Biobanking Could Save the World’s Rarest Species from Extinction
Scientists at the Chester Zoo in the UK have teamed up with some of the UK’s leading animal reproduction experts and founded Nature’s SAFE, which stands for Saving Animals From Extinction. Nature’s SAFE is one of Europe’s largest living...
NIH’s All of Us Program Releases Dataset of Almost 100,000 Whole Genome Sequences
Nearly 100,000 highly diverse whole genome sequences are now available through the National Institutes of Health's All of Us Research Program. About 50% of the data is from individuals who identify with racial or ethnic groups that have historically been...
One of Most Diverse Biobanks in the USA Held by UTHSC and Le Bonheur...
Memphis, a city where 64% of the population is Black, now has one of the largest genetic databases of people with African ancestry in the United States. This winter, researchers at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) and...
