RE: Han****s speech Today30 Apr 2021 05:04
Very interesting read at 3.45am(why am I awake) I've picked out this bit on genomic sequencing realising it's a general comment any thoughts.
But genomics is not just for tackling this huge problem in rare diseases.
We’re making genomic sequencing a routine part of everyday diagnosis and treatment, and the UK again is uniquely placed.
The NHS has the scale and the systems to make it happen.
Turning tests around more quickly, prescribing precision medicine, giving doctors the tools to make better clinical decisions.
So we’ll be backing genomics to the hilt.
From our side, we need you.
First, I’ve asked the Medical Research Council to develop a proposal for a UK Functional Genomics Initiative, through this initiative we want to make the UK a world leader in new approaches to understanding how genetic changes cause disease, and through that, the validation of drugs targets, later this year we’ll be launching our genome UK Implementation Plan.
And I can confirm that we’re making further investments in some of Genomics England’s most cutting-edge projects, including the sequencing of newborns, in addressing the underrepresentation of ethnic minorities in genomic datasets, and funding next generation approaches to cancer diagnosis.
Genomics is at the cutting edge, it’s helped save lives in this pandemic.
And we in the UK are undisputed world leaders, and we’re going to keep on leading.
Government, industry and academia. That Holy Trinity, working together.