Jim Wilson, FRSE

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• Shetlanders lives may have been saved by Viking gene study as it shared surprising results

  Wilson, J.

  17/03/25

  1 Media contribution

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• How a Viking DNA study may save the lives of Shetland islanders

  Wilson, J.

  17/03/25

  1 Media contribution

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• Whalsay fisherman praises life-saving intervention of Viking Genes project after cancer treatment

  Wilson, J.

  14/03/25

  1 Media contribution

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• Windfarm profits should be used to screen Scots for rare diseases, says scientist

  Wilson, J.

  13/02/25

  1 Media contribution

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• Inside the push to screen Scottish islanders for rare disease-causing 'mutated' variants Jim Wilson, professor of human genetics at the University of Edinburgh. Picture: Contributed | Jim Wilson Prof Wilson's research has focused largely on genetic h

  Wilson, J.

  2/12/24

  1 Media contribution

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• / Online auction raises more than £14k for Viking Genes project

  Wilson, J.

  11/11/24

  1 Media contribution

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• Plenty on offer in Viking Genes online auction fundraiser

  Wilson, J.

  29/10/24

  1 Media contribution

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• Two founder variants account for over 90% of pathogenic BRCA alleles in the Orkney and Shetland Isles in Scotland

  Wilson, J.

  22/10/24

  1 Media contribution

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• Who are the top 10 artificial intelligence researchers in history?

  Wilson, J.

  12/10/24

  1 Media contribution

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• Scientists uncover higher disease risk caused by gene variations

  Wilson, J.

  6/10/24

  1 Media contribution

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• Disease risk from gene variations higher in Shetland and Orkney

  Wilson, J.

  5/10/24

  1 Media contribution

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• People in Lancashire 70 times more likely to catch variant of this disease

  Wilson, J.

  5/10/24

  1 Media contribution

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• Lancs people 73 times more likely to carry genetic variant linked to fatal syndrome

  Wilson, J.

  5/10/24

  1 Media contribution

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• Remote living link to disease

  Wilson, J.

  5/10/24

  1 Media contribution

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• Lancs people 73 times more likely to carry genetic variant linked to fatal syndrome

  Wilson, J.

  5/10/24

  1 Media contribution

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• 'Much higher' risk of diseases 'if you live in these areas of UK', new study finds

  Wilson, J.

  4/10/24

  1 Media contribution

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• People in remote areas more likely to develop certain diseases, study finds

  Wilson, J.

  4/10/24

  1 Media contribution

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• Popular DNA tests reveal alarming data about family formation in the US

  Wilson, J.

  21/08/24

  1 Media contribution

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• Shetland island link to cancer-risk gene

  Wilson, J.

  21/06/24

  1 Media contribution

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• Faulty cancer gene traced to 1700s family from Shetland

  Wilson, J.

  7/06/24

  1 Media contribution

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• Scientists reveal origin of cancer risk gene was 18th century family from remote Scots island

  Wilson, J.

  6/06/24

  4 Media contributions

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• DNA tests reveal that one in 7,000 people was born as a result of incest

  Wilson, J.

  22/03/24

  1 Media contribution

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• They did DNA tests on the internet and discovered terrifying incest relationships in the United States

  Wilson, J.

  20/03/24

  1 Media contribution

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• DNA tests like 23AndMe and Ancestry are laying bare the frightening extent of incest in the US - including woman who discovers her ex-lover was her BROTHER

  Wilson, J.

  19/03/24

  1 Media contribution

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• DNA Tests Are Uncovering the True Prevalence of Incest

  Wilson, J.

  18/03/24

  1 Media contribution

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• 'Scotland's unending renaissance': Alan Riach speaks to Kenneth Munro

  Wilson, J.

  18/03/24

  1 Media contribution

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• Jim Wilson comments on new evidence of the benefits of vitamin D

  Wilson, J.

  8/03/18

  1 item of Media coverage

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• Jim Wilson and Peter Joshi find that putting on 2lb could cut your life by two months

  Joshi, P. & Wilson, J.

  14/10/17 → 16/12/17

  20 items of Media coverage

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• Dr Jim Wilson studies prevalence of red hair gene in Scotland

  Wilson, J.

  8/11/12 → 18/12/12

  2 items of Media coverage

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• Jim Wilson discovers gene that means some of us need more sleep than others

  Wilson, J.

  5/12/11

  72 items of Media coverage

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• Jim Wilson and Peter Joshi pinpoint genes linked to a shorter lifespan

  Wilson, J. & Joshi, P.

  31/03/16

  20 items of Media coverage

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• Dr Jim Wilson suggests link between genetic diversity, height, and intelligence

  Wilson, J.

  15/05/16

  1 item of Media coverage

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• Dr Jim Wilson seeks to recruit Shetlanders for DNA study

  Wilson, J.

  14/02/13

  7 items of Media coverage

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• Dr Jim Wilson comments on genetic diversity of children

  Wilson, J.

  29/05/13

  1 item of Media coverage

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• Edinburgh geneticist Dr Jim Wilson helps track down 'Grandson of Eve' in Scotland

  Wilson, J.

  29/06/12

  4 items of Media coverage

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• Professor Jim Wilson's research suggests genes influence sleep behaviour

  Wilson, J.

  29/09/13

  2 items of Media coverage

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• Dr Jim Wilson comments on need for genetic testing rather than ethnic classification

  Wilson, J.

  16/02/12

  1 item of Media coverage

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• Ten per cent of Scots men have Pictish DNA, finds Dr Jim Wilson

  Wilson, J.

  25/03/13

  3 items of Media coverage

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• Research by Dr Jim Wilson reveals journalist Gavin Madeley shares a genetic family with Louis XVI and Joseph Stalin

  Wilson, J.

  14/08/12

  1 item of Media coverage

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• Dr Jim Wilson investigates high percentage of Scots with red hair

  Wilson, J.

  13/07/16

  1 item of Media coverage

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• Dr Jim Wilson interviewed about his gene studies in Northern Isles

  Wilson, J.

  18/02/13

  1 item of Media coverage

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• Dr Jim Wilson finds Viking genes still prevalent in Scots’ DNA

  Wilson, J.

  24/05/15

  1 item of Media coverage

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• Research with Orkney islanders on the link between vitamin D deficiency and multiple sclerosis

  Wilson, J.

  19/01/11

  8 items of Media coverage

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• Man abandoned at Gatwick at birth uses DNA to trace his origins

  Wilson, J.

  5/05/11

  1 item of Media coverage

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• Dr Jim Wilson traces the lineage of Scots' DNA

  Wilson, J.

  7/03/13

  1 item of Media coverage

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• Jim Wilson comments on Viking DNA

  Wilson, J.

  16/03/14

  1 item of Media coverage

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• Dr Jim Wilson uncovers traces of exotic ancestry in some Scots' DNA

  Wilson, J.

  15/04/12

  22 items of Media coverage

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• Nature paper about 95 genetic changes linked to blood lipids

  Wilson, J.

  5/08/10

  7 items of Media coverage

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• Prof Jim Wilson comments on genetic origins of red hair

  Wilson, J.

  24/11/13

  1 item of Media coverage

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• A genetic test developed by Edinburgh University reveals information about an individual's ancestors

  Wilson, J.

  17/11/10

  16 items of Media coverage

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