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https://www.ucl.ac.uk/biosciences/gee/ucl-genetics-institute 15-11-2016 15:16:25
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Pleased to share that this project from my PhD is now published in NatureEcoEvo! Many thanks to my amazing supervisors Prof Francois Balloux and Lucy van Dorp - I could not have done it without them. Link to paper -> nature.com/articles/s4155… (1)

Humans pass on more viruses to domestic & wild animals than we catch from them, according to a major new analysis of viral genomes by PhD student Cedric C.S. Tan UCL Genetics Institute The Francis Crick Institute, Prof Prof Francois Balloux & Dr Lucy van Dorp UCL Biosciences, in NatureEcoEvo ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/mar/…



NEW EPISODE OUT NOW! For the 1st episode in our new series about the hold of bad ideas David talks to the geneticist and science broadcaster Dr Adam Rutherford about eugenics: Is it bad science, bad morality, bad politics – or all three? Listen here...🎧 linktr.ee/ppfideas



🔎What have #genetic studies of rare #sequence variants taught us about the aetiology of #schizophrenia? #exome #sequencing #variants #protein 👥Authors: Dr. David Curtis and Dr. Lea Heinzer from UCL Genetics Institute Full text👉f.oaes.cc/xmlpdf/07a7ba9…




I was honoured to receive the Harding award today for this article on why a new breed of genetic tests are promising something completely different newscientist.com/article/mg2573… New Scientist has put it in front of the usual paywall to celebrate. So non-subscribers, fill yer boots!

Take away the hype and spin and this is what the amyloid antibodies actually do. Alberto J Espay’s letter isn’t just for patients and their families, every physician who is considering prescribing these drugs should read and reflect on this.

The Secrier lab is at #EACR2024. Come chat with us if you're interested in computational tools for single cell and spatial data, G0 arrest and EMT! Don't miss Cenk Celik's poster #6 highlighting these states in breast cancer later on today.



A new paper by Hernán A. Burbano that helps us understand the role of #bacteriophages has been published in Science. This collaborative work looks at how bacteriophages can be repurposed by #plant #pathogens to combat #microbial rivals. Read all about here: ucl.ac.uk/lifesciences-f…


Not much to do with genetics, but UGI's Prof Dave Curtis David Curtis 🎗️ has published an opinion piece calling for the Royal College of Psychiatrists to disaffiliate from the monarchy. doi.org/10.1192/bjb.20…
