First genetic locus for voice pitch

A study from deCODE genetics reveals the first genetic locus for voice pitch. Kari Stefansson senior author and CEO of deCODE genetics and Rosa S. Gisladottir first author on the paper. In a paper published today in Science Advances, an international team led by...

First report from the world’s most ambitious sequencing project

Reykjavík, Iceland, July 20, 2022 – Scientists at deCODE genetics a subsidiary of Amgen together with collaborators from Denmark report on the whole genome sequences of 150 thousand participants in the UK biobank in a paper published in the journal Nature today. This...

Kári Stefánsson elected to National Academy of Science

Kári Stefánsson, the founder and CEO of deCODE Genetics, now a subsidiary of Amgen, has been elected to the National Academy of Science (NAS). Election to the academy is one of the highest honors in the field of science and a recognition reserved for individuals whose...