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Decoding the genome’s hidden grammar

18 November, 20252025

An ambitious synthetic biology project involving researchers from the Institute of Genetics and…

Dark genome holds clues to Neanderthal face shape

10 November, 20252025

Differences in a specific region of the Neanderthal genetic code may have contributed to their…

ERC Synergy Grant for IGC researcher

07 November, 20252025

Professor Wendy Bickmore, at the Institute of Genetics and Cancer (IGC), is part of an…

Radiotherapy after mastectomy can be avoided

06 November, 20252025

Radiotherapy can be safely omitted as a treatment for many breast cancer patients who have had a…

Gene mutation reprogrammes cells and tricks immune cells to promote cancer

30 October, 20252025

A new study has found how a single cancer-causing gene mutation (in the Ras gene) can rapidly…

Targeting a key adhesion protein renders glioblastoma cells energetically sluggish, suppressing growth and invasion

17 October, 20252025

Research into focal adhesion kinase (FAK), a key protein behind the spread of cancer cells, has…

Height loss could predict pregnancy bone condition, study finds

06 October, 20252025

Measuring height at the beginning and end of a person’s pregnancy could help to diagnose a rare,…

Funding awarded for anti-cancer drug

02 October, 20252025

Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes visited the Institute of Genetics and Cancer (IGC) to announce…

New research classifies mutant proteins behind genetic diseases

25 September, 20252025

A new score classifying dominant disease-causing mutations has found that just over half act via…

IGC researcher shortlisted for prestigious global research initiative - Cancer Grand Challenges

24 September, 20252025

Professor Martin Taylor at the Institute of Genetics and Cancer has been selected for the final…

£250,000 cancer research project will help humans and dogs

17 September, 20252025

Groundbreaking cancer research that could transform treatment for both humans and dogs has been…

Researchers discover dementia-like behaviour in pre-cancer cells

15 August, 20252025

The findings of a new study, which has uncovered dementia-like behaviour in pancreas cells at risk…

Life-saving cancer drug takes next step in clinical development

14 August, 20252025

A drug candidate for hard-to-treat cancers, developed in the Institute of Genetics and Cancer (IGC…

Targeting immune checkpoint system could be key in type 1 diabetes treatment

13 August, 20252025

A new study has highlighted the need for trials of drugs that aim to stimulate the immune braking…

Key genetic differences found in people with ME/CFS

07 August, 20252025

Scientists have discovered that people diagnosed with ME/CFS have significant differences in their…

Novel therapies curb surgery for ulcerative colitis, study suggests

18 July, 20252025

Greater access to innovative treatments could be linked to a drop in patients requiring surgery for…

New insights into high grade serous ovarian cancer tumour evolution

02 July, 20252025

A study led by researchers at the Institute of Genetics and Cancer has gained new insights into how…

Novel treatment could reduce side effects of anticancer drugs

27 June, 20252025

Researchers have developed a novel type of treatment involving what they call ‘metallic nano-bones…

£1.5m project will focus on aggressive ovarian cancer

25 June, 20252025

How cancer resists treatment is the focus of a £1.5million Cancer Research UK project to find new…

Scale of how ME/CFS affects blood revealed

20 June, 20252025

People with ME/CFS have significant differences in their blood compared with healthy individuals a…