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Top five scientific trends shaping precision medicine in 2025

The promise of precision medicine has been intensifying over the past decade. In 2025, the field appears to be at an inflection point due to a confluence of var...
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Behind the scenes at Sano: Where genomic data meets engineering

At Sano, data is at the core of everything we do. From mining our patient database to identify patients for trials to analyzing sequencing data, our engineering...
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Podcast recap: Melissa Haendel on building a rare disease data ecosystem from ontology to equity

In a recent episode of The Genetics Podcast, Dr. Melissa Haendel, Director of Translational Informatics and Precision Health and Professor at the University of ...
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Podcast recap: Huma Qamar on pioneering gene therapy for retinal disease

In a recent episode of The Genetics Podcast, Dr. Huma Qamar, Chief Medical Officer at Ocugen, shares her extraordinary journey from a small town in Pakistan to ...
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Personalized medicine for DMD: Genetics to treatment

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an inherited disorder that is characterized by progressive muscle degeneration, leading to loss of function and premature d...
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Insights from the GBA1 conference: A call for precision and inclusion

We recently attended the GBA1 conference in Montreal, which brought together researchers, clinicians, biotech leaders, and patient advocates to discuss cutting-...
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Understanding CRISPR evolution: A decade of progress, a breakthrough, and what’s next

News of a ‘CRISPR baby’ broke this week, almost seven years after the first CRISPR baby scandal unleashed a media frenzy and years of ethical debates. But this ...
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Podcast recap: Dr. Helen O'Neill on genome editing, the CRISPR baby controversy, and transforming women’s reproductive health

In the most recent episode of the Genetics Podcast, Patrick spoke with Helen O’Neill, a molecular geneticist who is the founder of Hertility Health and an assoc...
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Podcast recap: Dr. Madhuri Hegde on the future of newborn screening and genomics at scale

In the most recent episode of The Genetics Podcast, Patrick speaks with Dr. Madhuri Hegde, SVP and Chief Scientific Officer at Revvity. Madhuri’s work has helpe...
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Podcast recap: Dr. Euan Ashley on ultra-rapid genome sequencing, wearables, and the science behind elite athletes

In a recent episode of The Genetics Podcast, Patrick Short sits down with Dr. Euan Ashley, Chair of Medicine at Stanford University, author of The Genome Odysse...
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