Iceland’s decode laboratories is one of the world’s leading genetic research
the world’s leading genetic research
the world’s leading genetic research facilities decode has been running large
facilities decode has been running large
facilities decode has been running large genomic studies now in fact for decades
genomic studies now in fact for decades
genomic studies now in fact for decades and they really did pioneer the standard
and they really did pioneer the standard
and they really did pioneer the standard approached where what you do is enroll
approached where what you do is enroll
approached where what you do is enroll individuals into studies and make use of
individuals into studies and make use of
individuals into studies and make use of their existing clinical records for
their existing clinical records for
their existing clinical records for genomic discovery and this is now really
genomic discovery and this is now really
genomic discovery and this is now really the right way to do genomic studies led
the right way to do genomic studies led
the right way to do genomic studies led by founder Kari Stefansson decode has
by founder Kari Stefansson decode has
by founder Kari Stefansson decode has been steadily collecting Icelandic DNA
been steadily collecting Icelandic DNA
been steadily collecting Icelandic DNA to date they’ve run a must a hundred and
to date they’ve run a must a hundred and
to date they’ve run a must a hundred and fifty thousand samples so we’ve got half
fifty thousand samples so we’ve got half
fifty thousand samples so we’ve got half the population to give samples however
the population to give samples however
the population to give samples however you actually got some
you actually got some
you actually got some and examples we have made some
and examples we have made some
and examples we have made some systematic efforts now undone but mostly
systematic efforts now undone but mostly
systematic efforts now undone but mostly this has been trickling in over 20 years
this has been trickling in over 20 years
this has been trickling in over 20 years it’s amazing to see all these samples in
it’s amazing to see all these samples in
it’s amazing to see all these samples in one place each one essentially the
one place each one essentially the
one place each one essentially the fundamental blueprint of an individual
fundamental blueprint of an individual
fundamental blueprint of an individual Icelander this is the concentrated DNA
Icelander this is the concentrated DNA
Icelander this is the concentrated DNA of a person and looks like a little bit
of a person and looks like a little bit
of a person and looks like a little bit approached I mean yes in this little
approached I mean yes in this little
approached I mean yes in this little white pads that you see is enough
white pads that you see is enough
white pads that you see is enough information to make command I mean this
information to make command I mean this
information to make command I mean this is the sort of seek the secrets of life
is the sort of seek the secrets of life
is the sort of seek the secrets of life is held within this but decode isn’t
is held within this but decode isn’t
is held within this but decode isn’t simply interested in archiving Icelandic
simply interested in archiving Icelandic
simply interested in archiving Icelandic DNA they want to provide insights for
DNA they want to provide insights for
DNA they want to provide insights for curing genetic diseases if you remember
curing genetic diseases if you remember
curing genetic diseases if you remember many ice lenders are related and in fact
many ice lenders are related and in fact
many ice lenders are related and in fact their DNA is incredibly similar
their DNA is incredibly similar
their DNA is incredibly similar and it’s this similarity that decode is
and it’s this similarity that decode is
and it’s this similarity that decode is harnessing a population like Iceland
harnessing a population like Iceland
harnessing a population like Iceland that is relatively more homogeneous or
that is relatively more homogeneous or
that is relatively more homogeneous or that started from a modest number of
that started from a modest number of
that started from a modest number of founders and then grew will make it
founders and then grew will make it
founders and then grew will make it easier to discover the role of certain
easier to discover the role of certain
easier to discover the role of certain genes because you don’t have to sequence
genes because you don’t have to sequence
genes because you don’t have to sequence absolutely everybody to uncover most of
absolutely everybody to uncover most of
absolutely everybody to uncover most of the genetic information so this allows
the genetic information so this allows
the genetic information so this allows you to look for the genes which might be
you to look for the genes which might be
you to look for the genes which might be associated with
associated with
associated with particular diseases yes because you
particular diseases yes because you
particular diseases yes because you don’t have this this background noise
don’t have this this background noise
don’t have this this background noise you know there isn’t a background noise
you know there isn’t a background noise
you know there isn’t a background noise is less but we are not only looking for
is less but we are not only looking for
is less but we are not only looking for the raw genes we’re looking for genes
the raw genes we’re looking for genes
the raw genes we’re looking for genes that protect against disease
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