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Human genome sequencing is starting to live up to the hype

27 March 2018

Eighteen years on from the first human genome sequence, we are finally getting a glimpse of what genetically tailored medicine might look like
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Three critically ill children helped by speedy genome sequencing

26 March 2018

Doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital have used rapid genome sequencing to diagnose disorders in children in intensive care, and give them better treatments

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