Genomics

• Science & Technology

Scientists develop a 'metal detector' to find cancer's weak points

PRRDetect, developed by scientists at the University of Cambridge, picks out cancers that are vulnerable to immunotherapy by scanning for mutation patterns. PRRDetect, developed by scientists at the University of Cambridge, picks out cancers that are vulnerable to immunotherapy by scanning for mutation patterns.

10 April 2025

• Science & Technology

DNA testing predicts bowel cancer risk in people with IBD

A new testing technique with genome sequencing is 90% accurate at predicting which high-risk people with IBD will develop bowel cancer, according to a study by our scientists.  A new testing technique with genome sequencing is 90% accurate at predicting which high-risk people with IBD will develop bowel cancer, according to a study by our scientists. 

30 January 2025

• Policy & Insight

What role can NHS scientists play in delivering the genomic revolution?

Alice Hilborn, policy advisor at Cancer Research UK, sits down with David Wells, chief executive at the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS), to understand the views of the IBMS on the future of genomic medicine, and the role healthcare scientists could play. Alice Hilborn, policy advisor at Cancer Research UK, sits down with David Wells, chief executive at the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS), to understand the views of the IBMS on the future of genomic medicine, and the role healthcare scientists could play.

10 December 2024