Zebrafish's hair cells provide a simple model to study organogenesis and regeneration upon antibotics or chemotherapy. Image provided by P.Yeyati Scientific Aims - What is our role?

The Medical Research Council Human Genetics Unit is at the forefront of research into human genetics. Its role is to advance the understanding of genetic factors implicated in human disease and normal and abnormal development and physiology. The Unit's programmes of work cover the themes of developmental genetics, common disease genetics, chromosome biology and models for human genetic diseases. The unit is one of the largest MRC research establishments supporting approximately 220 scientists, support staff, fellows, PhD students and visiting scientists.

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DNA Bracelets Public Engagement for the Portobello Beavers Group

Unit scientists Joe and Jacqueline Rainger, from David FitzPatrick’s research group, recently gave a fun packed introduction to genetics to the Portobello Beaver Group... April 2012  

hear about the surprises and mysteries uncovered since the first human genome sequence was published a decade agoMysteries of the Human Genome

Join Dr Colin Semple (Head of Bioinformatics at the Medical Research Council Human Genetics Unit, IGMM) to hear about the surprises and mysteries uncovered since the first human genome sequence was published a decade ago... April 2012  

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The Unit is delighted to be part of the Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine (IGMM) in association with The Centre for Molecular Medicine and Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre