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A virus can give us a cold and can also make us really sick. On the other hand viruses have also given us useful genes and made us into who we are today.

GHGA has officially joined the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) National Initiatives Forum (NIF), a global community of genomics initiatives dedicated to advancing human health through collaboration and knowledge exchange.

In a substantial development, we are proud to announce the launch of the next stage of the GHGA Data Portal, allowing controlled data access directly via GHGA for the first time.

GHGA and NFDI4Health will intensify their collaboration to develop new opportunities for data analyses that will advance the scientific exploitation of personal health data and eventually improve population health.

Celebrating the release of their latest brochure "In Focus: Genomic Data," the working group Gene Technology Report, in cooperation with GHGA, invited the public to an evening event discussing the significance of genomic data in modern medical research and diagnostics.

The Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) has approved six GHGA Data Hubs as Genome Data Centres to handle sensitive genome data from patients within the Model Project Genome Sequencing.

Participating actively in the Functional Epigenomics Conference in Saarbrücken, GHGA engaged closely with the epigenomics community for the first time.

"Genomhäppchen" (snackable genome) is a science podcast by GHGA containing fun facts about genome research. The podcast is only available in German.

A recent publication with GHGA contribution introduces nf-core/sarek 3, a comprehensive variant calling and annotation pipeline designed for both germline and somatic samples.

The Terms of Use for the GHGA define the services offered by the GHGA Consortium and the performance levels of those services that Users can expect. They also define the conditions that apply to Users when using GHGA.

GHGA welcomes the new WHO policy for Genome Data Access, Use and Sharing and follows the call for comments in this community effort.

GHGA, TMF e. V. and other institutions have submitted a joint statement on the Federal Ministry of Health's draft bill for an ordinance on the Genome Sequencing Model Project in accordance with Section 64e(12) of the SGB V.