Illumina Genomics Podcast

In 2019, NGS continued to enable scientists to make great strides in understanding human biology and disease. In this sp... Read more

In noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT), a maternal blood sample provides maternal DNA as well as DNA from the pregnancy ... Read more

The National Human Genome Research Institute, or NHGRI, has launched a new round of strategic planning to establish a 20... Read more

The CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing system is enabling scientists to make specific DNA changes in the genomes of plants and a... Read more

The epigenome is the chemicals and proteins that bind DNA and regulate gene expression. Gene regulation, also called epi... Read more

Who am I, and where do I come from? We’re all interested in these fundamental human questions. Recently, genomic analysi... Read more

Autism is a complex psychiatric disorder that affects 1 in 59 children in the United States. Dr. Jacob Michaelson is Ass... Read more

Metabolic changes in immune cells can alter immune system biology. So, understanding how immune cells get energy is impo... Read more

Rare diseases affect millions of people around the world. Dr. Matt Might is Professor and Director of the Hugh Kaul Prec... Read more

Understanding the mutational profile of a tumor can help to guide therapeutic options. Genomics has enabled the simultan... Read more

Neglected tropical diseases primarily impact the world’s poor, and more than 1 billion people currently suffer from one ... Read more

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death around the world, and 38% people will be diagnosed with cancer at some poin... Read more

The human genome was completely sequenced in 2003 - or, was it? Robert Fulton discusses his efforts to try and finally c... Read more

2018 was an awesome year for genomics and genomics research. In this special compilation episode, I’ll share some of our... Read more

Dr. Tõnu Esko is Deputy Director of Research at the Estonian Biobank of the University of Tartu. He joins me to talk abo... Read more

According to the US National Library of Medicine's Genetic Testing Registry, 10,000 conditions can be identified with ge... Read more

Neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by the death of brain tissues. The causes are unknown, and no effective the... Read more

We live in harmony with trillions of microbes in and on our bodies - the human microbiome. These microbes outnumber your... Read more

Complex diseases are associated with genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors. Genome-wide association studies, or ... Read more

Our biggest environmental challenges ultimately relate to microbes, so studying microbes in nature is important for unde... Read more