The length of telomeres, the chromosomes’ end tails, as depicted in the figure below, physiologically shorten with aging. This means that younger cells have longer telomeres …
“One of the most remarkable features of SARS-CoV-2 infection is the variation in consequence ranging from asymptomatic to life-threatening” state the authors of the majestic …
EGA joins COVID-19 response efforts On 11 March 2020 the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic. Four months later, the …
Tumours of different types may arise from a single cell with at least one malignant mutation. Accumulation of subsequent hits generates lineages of cells with …
The physiological death of human normal haematopoietic cells releases DNA fragments into the bloodstream. This is called cell-free DNA and it is indeed broken DNA …
Therapy-related neoplasms are directly caused by the drugs used to eradicate a previous cancer. It is well known that a subset of drugs designed to …
On February 2021 we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the release of the first human genome. That has been a milestone output of the Human …
At EGA we stand for efficient and secure sharing of human genomic data. Data upcycling can create some virtuous paths with an amazing potential to …
It has been already several years since we discovered that microbial therapeutics like Faecal Microbiota Transplantation can be used to treat Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and Inflammatory …
Generation of human genomic and phenotypic data is increasing at an exponential rate and with it, the need for efficient data management and secure sharing. …
