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Once thought a fantasy, effort to sequence DNA of millions of species gains momentum

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Once thought a fantasy, effort to sequence DNA of millions of species gains momentum

On Nov. 4, 2025, six years ago this month, scientists launched a massively ambitious effort to sequence the…

Biological ‘moonshot’ accelerates efforts to genetically map life on earth

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Biological ‘moonshot’ accelerates efforts to genetically map life on earth

On Sept. 4, 2025, a global collaboration that includes experts at the Wellcome Sanger Institute announced mapping out…

Hutchinson Cancer Center leads large-scale review of COVID-19 clinical trials that highlights multiple disparities

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Hutchinson Cancer Center leads large-scale review of COVID-19 clinical trials that highlights multiple disparities

On Dec. 5, 2022, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center announced that according to a new meta-analysis women were…

The UK announced sequencing 100,000 whole genomes in the National Health Service

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The UK announced sequencing 100,000 whole genomes in the National Health Service

On Dec. 5, 2018, Genomics England announced the 100,000 Genomes Project, done in partnership with National Health Service…