Mammalian Genetics Unit
| Abbreviation | MGU |
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| Formation | 1995 |
| Type | Research institute |
| Legal status | Government agency |
| Purpose | Genetics research in the UK |
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| Coordinates | 51°35′N 1°19′W / 51.58°N 1.32°WCoordinates: 51°35′N 1°19′W / 51.58°N 1.32°W |
Region served | UK |
Parent organization | Medical Research Council |
Staff | c. 400 genetics scientists |
| Website | MGU |
The Mammalian Genetics Unit is a genetics and genomics research institute in Oxfordshire.
History[]
Earlier research on the same site at the Radiobiology Research Unit, which opened in 1954, in the 1950s was into cytogenetics, where Charles Edmund Ford and confirmed on 12 January 1956 the size of the human genome. In the early 1970s this unit led research into mutagenic effects of radiation on the human chromosome. In the mid-1980s, important early work was done in genomic imprinting.
From 2007, the site no longer carried work into the effects of radiation on genes (radiobiology).
MGU[]
The MGU is largely derived from the earlier Radiobiology Unit (RBU). In 2010, work at the unit discovered that overexpression of the FTO gene led to obesity.
Structure[]
The unit is in Oxfordshire.[1]
Function[]
The unit carries out work into genetics and genome engineering.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Oxfordshire Apprenticeships". oxfordshireapprenticeships.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
External links[]
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- 1995 establishments in England
- Genetic engineering in the United Kingdom
- Genetics or genomics research institutions
- Mammal genetics
- Medical Research Council (United Kingdom)
- Research institutes established in 1995
- Research institutes in Oxfordshire
- Vale of White Horse