Day in the life: clinical bioinformatician
In the latest article in our series, Eileen Gallagher introduces the increasingly important role that bioinformatics plays in today’s healthcare system
Do our genes govern our fate?
A ‘faulty’ gene can result in different outcomes for different people – penetrance and expressivity influence the impact of our genetic code
What is pharmacogenomics?
… and how can clinicians take advantage of advances in genomics to better predict how their patient will respond to medication?
Delivering results: the patient perspective
As genomic testing becomes more prevalent, the ability to deliver results sensitively is paramount; so what matters to your patients and their families?
Unlocking the secrets of the genome
It was once believed that 99% of our genome was made up of ‘junk’ DNA with no purpose. Recent discoveries suggest this is far from the truth