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04. Human disease genetics and emerging infectious diseases
Submitted by Horacio Salazar on Sun, 2009-05-31 12:28
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First part presented by the Wellcome Trust and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute. Second part presented by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
1. Genetics in the 21st Century
When the sequence of human genome was announced, it had taken an international team 12 years to complete. Today, rapid advances in technology mean the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute alone could sequence one human genome per day. Join leading researchers on a journey through the human genome, exploring what makes us human and unique, and how our genetic information is providing surprising insights into what causes disease.
2. Translational research for epidemiology and diagnostics: the example of malaria and syphilis
Researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, one of the world's leading centres of excellence in public health, international health and tropical medicine, explore the fight against two of the developing world's major killers.
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