Research into how people's genetic code can influence health and disease - including the vast regions of DNA whose function is unclear - has secured major financial investment. DNA labelled within a zebrafish embryo Scientists at the University of Edinburgh will receive £46.3 million from the Medical Research Council (MRC) to support ongoing activity at the MRC Human Genetics Unit. The five-year funding will include advancing research into the so-called dark genome - the underexplored 98 per cent of people's DNA which may provide new insights into complex genetic diseases, experts say.

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