Medical Regs & Ethics
Health data boom heralds new era of personalized medicine
We are moving from a world where we treat illnesses to one where we predict and prevent them, advised by ...
Cornell Prof Davies dismantles claims in Hawaii that GMO crops are a “pesticide centered technology”
A subtle shift has occurred in the tactics of anti-GMO campaigners in Hawaii. As they began losing the science argument ...
Utah law to collect DNA from accused felons
In addition to taking a mugshot and a fingerprint, police may be collecting DNA samples from those accused of a ...
Modern patients question and go over the heads of their doctors
Last week I was in California for the Future of Genomic Medicine conference, and I heard a presentation by “the ...
DNA and the masses: Genetics as identity
You can have your DNA sequenced faster, easier and more completely than ever before. ln light of these advances, it's ...
Teen identifies rare mutation in her own cancer, champions new age of open-access genetics
Elana Simon, an 18-year-old high school student, has published a "groundbreaking" genetic study of her own rare cancer in Science ...
23andMe slowed by FDA order, but the company (and personalized medicine) advances
23andMe's conflict with the FDA has slowed the stream of people subscribing to the service, but co-founder Anne Wojcicki thinks ...
Acid bath stem cell method scientist retracts study
The researchers behind the acid bath stem cell method that caused a stir in January have asked to retract the ...
Gene therapy for HIV infection?
HIV has proven to be a frustrating challenge to scientists looking for a magic-bullet cure. Researchers are now evaluating an ...
Scientists create genetically modified cells that fight HIV
The treatment is considered radical, and the results were drawn from a small scale human trial, but for the first ...
Multiplex babies? New wrinkle on ‘new eugenics’ and the debate over 3-parent IVF babies
While the debate rages on about 3-parents IVF, there is already talk about an even more radical procedure: babies made ...
Age of genomic medicine dawns, finally
When President Bill Clinton announced in 2000 that Craig Venter and Dr. Francis Collins of the National Human Genome Research ...
‘Designer babies’: Mitochondrial misinterpretation by the media
As the FDA took on the charge of debating the science behind three-parent IVF and mitochondrial manipulation last week, the ...
Was Lamarck right? Epigenetic research suggests we might inherit learned traits. But how?
It seems almost certain that epigenetic effects -- an annotation to DNA that changes how genes are expressed -- can ...
Parents best suited to make decisions on genetic testing for their families
Technology often outpaces ethical discussions; this has become evident in the current recommendations around next-generation genomic testing and the way ...
Genetics, digital revolution driving pharmaceutical renaissance
Modern molecular biology and genomics were supposed to lead to a targeted approach to drug development, but in fact our ...
Shorter people less likely to have high IQs
Shorter people are likely to be less intelligent than taller people, according to scientists. Scientists in London and Edinburgh claim ...
China cracks down on DNA testing
Genetic testing has grown to be a business big enough in China to warrant the government’s intervention. Early in February, ...
Without accurate genome sequencing, personalized medicine is a goner
It's hard to correctly read every one of the six-billion base pairs in a human genome. But without precision sequencing, ...
Leading bioethicists suggest dropping informed consent in limited cases
As technology continues to evolve, leading bioethicists are proposing nuanced approaches to consent: not providing the opportunity for informed consent ...
GMO Q&A with an Illinois farmer
A seventh generation farmer answers readers questions about GMOs Are GMOs safe? Yes. The World Health Association, the Food & ...
Horshoe crabs bleed for biomedicine
The bright blue blood of horseshoe crabs is a biomedical treasure, but harvesting the blood of these unique creatures seems ...
Heather has three parents
In the 1990s the children’s book, Heather Has Two Mommies, caused an uproar. To some people, the very title was ridiculous ...
GMO Q&A with an Illinois farmer
A seventh generation farmer answers readers questions about GMOs Are GMOs safe? Yes. The World Health Association, the Food & ...
Market for DNA-sequencing-based Down Syndrome tests could top $6 billion
On Wednesday night the New England Journal of Medicine published a study showing that a new, DNA-sequencing based blood test ...
GMO Q&A with an Illinois farmer
A seventh generation farmer answers readers questions about GMOs Are GMOs safe? Yes. The World Health Association, the Food & ...
GMO Q&A with an Illinois farmer
A seventh generation farmer answers readers questions about GMOs Are GMOs safe? Yes. The World Health Association, the Food & ...
