Tag: Population Biobanks
Lithuania Launches First National Biobank for Population and Rare Disease Research
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Historic First: The Lithuanian Population and Rare Diseases Biobank officially opens at Vilnius University’s Faculty of Medicine — the first of its kind...
Mexican Biobank Launches the Most Complete Genetic Database of the Mexican Population
The Mexican Biobank is a collaborative initiative involving Mexico's National Laboratory of Genomics for Biodiversity at CINVESTAV, the National Institute of Public Health, the...
Fecal Biobanking: Unlocking the Potential for Colorectal Cancer Research and Treatment
The gastrointestinal system plays a pivotal role in influencing our general well-being and our reactions to medical treatments. Within it resides an extensive collection...
DwarnaBio – A National Population-Based Biobank Launched by University of Malta
The University of Malta is announcing the launch of DwarnaBio, a national population-based biobank, that aims to serve as a resource for genomic research...
Global Biobanks Collaboration Identified Novel Gene Variants for a Rare Severe Lung Disease
The study, led by the University of Helsinki, identified seven previously novel genetic risk factors for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Only one of these would...
Biobank Led by Simon Fraser University Aims to Preserve West Coast Kelp Forests for...
Led by biologist Sherryl Bisgrove, and supported by the Pacific Salmon Foundation, the team has developed a cryogenic freezing technique to store germplasm, or “seed”,...
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...
World’s First Bison Genome Biobank’s Development Boosted by $5.1 Million Funding from Genome Canada
The BIG project will apply new genomics solutions to better protect and conserve the wood bison population in Canada. It’s directly connected with the...
Biobank Data Reveals African Ancestry is Less Likely to Identify High-Risk Individuals Through Polygenic...
An international research consortium led by the University of Helsinki has performed the largest study to date evaluating the transferability of genome-wide polygenic risk...
Frozen Sperm Biobank: A New Long-term and Cost-effective Model Could Help Save Endangered Koalas...
Biobanking and assisted reproduction could become a reality for koalas by leveraging the existing technology used to help humans conceive. A detailed model, published today in...
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Precure Selects Helix for Multi-Omics Analysis of One Million Biospecimens
Population-scale profiling: Helix will support the generation of molecular data from approximately one million biospecimens as part of Precure’s large-scale multi-omics initiative.
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