The UK has sequenced 100,000 whole genomes in the NHS

The UK has sequenced 100,000 whole genomes in the NHS Pioneering 100,000 Genomes Project reaches its goal and thanks all involved

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has today announced that the 100,000 Genomes Project, led by Genomics England in partnership with NHS England, has reached its goal of sequencing 100,000 whole genomes from NHS patients.

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• Project to sequence 100000 genomes from NHS patients hits target The Pharmaceutical Journal