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Recent Milestones: ICGC 1000th Access 

Posted on April 28, 2016 by CLG

Professor Chalmers recently reported that in March The International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) celebrated an important milestone, having provided it’s 1000th authorised user with access to the resource. The ICGC provides access for authorised researchers to over 2,400 genomes for … Continue reading →

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Awareness: A Big Week of Big Days

Posted on April 27, 2016 by CLG

World Immunisation Week  In relation to medical developments generally, the 24-30th of April signifies World Immunisation Week promoting protection of disease. Immunisation is one of the most significant medical research inventions of the last two centuries that has stopped the contraction and … Continue reading →

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Ethics Review for International Data-Intensive Research – Published in Science

Posted on April 21, 2016 by CLG

The authors of a recent article in Science (DOI: 10.1126/science.aad5269), consider Research Ethics Committees (RECs) processes for approving projects that involve international data sharing. They note that ‘growth in international data-sharing collaborations adds stress to the system already under fire for subjecting … Continue reading →

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