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  • The x axis indicates the number of variants contributing to different types of genetic disease, ranging from monogenic conditions (for example, achondroplasia) to highly polygenic disorders (for example, schizophrenia). The y axis represents the effect size of individual variants, with monogenic disease variants typically showing large effect sizes, whereas variants underlying polygenic disease have smaller effect sizes. The liability threshold reflects the cumulative effect size required for disease manifestation.

    Our understanding of the genetic mechanisms underlying rare diseases has rapidly advanced over the past decade, yet clinical practice still has a strong monogenic focus, leaving many individuals undiagnosed. How should technological advances such as long-read sequencing be adopted to increase multivariant testing in the clinic?

  • CAR-T cell therapies made in the body — for both cancer and autoimmune diseases — are quickly gaining ground.

    In-body manufacturing promises a faster, cheaper and simpler alternative to CAR-T cell therapy — if the field can deliver clinical readouts that prove long-term safety and efficacy.

  • Graph showing the total cost and cost premium of DNA polymerase in Latin America and the Caribbean and the United States.

    The persistent challenge of importing biological research materials to the Global South at a reasonable cost, within acceptable timeframes, and with manageable regulatory complexity stalls progress before research and innovation can even begin.

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