Arjun Biddanda

Another incredible genomics paper from Po-Ru Loh’s team just dropped in Nature. The team analyzed whole genome sequence (WGS) data of 900,000 individuals from the UK Biobank and All of Us and report fascinating insights on short tandem repeat (STR) mutations in the human genome. At the core of the paper is the authors’ creative methodologies to overcome the challenges involved in using short read WGS data of unrelated individuals to study germline and somatic repeat expansions. Must read for anyone interested in repeat mutations and genetics of repeat expansion disorders. Hujoel et al. Nature 2026 nature.com/articles/s4158…