Biomedicine & Disease
Three genetic parents = one healthy baby
Since January, a new California law allows for a child to have more than two legal parents. But children are ...
Kids who don’t cry: New genetic disorder discovered
What do you do when your baby lies limp in your arms, staring blankly into the distance while never crying? ...
Uncharted waters of whole genome sequencing
A few years ago, when I spoke with Euan Ashley, MD, associate professor of medicine and of genetics, about the ...
India’s GM crop success bedevils critics
It’s best two dissect two separate strains of the [anit-GMO] argument [in India]: first, that there is a wave of ...
Transhumanism in the crosshairs: The dark side of radical longevity
Will the radical longevity promised by futurists like J. Craig Venter allow us to create hell on earth, intentionally or ...
Is it riskier to give children experimental treatments, or not to?
In Colorado, a scientist places a needle in a developing embryo. He removes the cells and melts them to isolate ...
Patient cracks her own mysterious diagnosis by studying her genetics
Kim Goodsell started noticing physical ailments about 20 years ago, when she was in her 30s and training for an ...
From scourge to saviour: Using viruses to treat serious disease
Viruses have traditionally been mankind’s enemies, causing disease and often mutating out of the reach of our medicines. But now ...
Evil twin of embryos: The tumor
Researchers are finding that the genes and biological mechanisms that guide the development of fetal cells within a fetus are ...
Q&A with Mark Lynas on GMOs
January 2013, amid a chorus of controversy, Mark Lynas—high profile environmental writer, activist, and researcher—publicly renounced and apologized for his ...
Q&A with Mark Lynas on GMOs
January 2013, amid a chorus of controversy, Mark Lynas—high profile environmental writer, activist, and researcher—publicly renounced and apologized for his ...
Q&A with Mark Lynas on GMOs
January 2013, amid a chorus of controversy, Mark Lynas—high profile environmental writer, activist, and researcher—publicly renounced and apologized for his ...
Google invites geneticists to upload DNA data to cloud for research
Googling a person is about to take on a completely new meaning. The Mountain View search giant recently invited geneticists ...
Q&A with Mark Lynas on GMOs
January 2013, amid a chorus of controversy, Mark Lynas—high profile environmental writer, activist, and researcher—publicly renounced and apologized for his ...
More complete story of BRCA1 and ovarian cancer
Hello. I'm Dr. Maurie Markman from Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Philadelphia. I wanted to briefly discuss an interesting ...
Scientists create radiation-resistant e.coli to learn about bacterial antibiotic resistance
Many disease-causing bacteria have been mutating, becoming antibiotic resistant, and forcing us to find new ways to fight them. How ...
Scientists discover epigenetic mechanism linked to obesity-related disease
In one of the largest epigenome-wide association studies (EWAS) to date, published in The Lancet, scientists have identified a new ...
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 ...
3-Parent IVF stirs up all the old “designer baby” panic
Why is deciding abort a baby a legitimate ethical choice but choosing to have a boy is not? Some groups ...
Children to order: Ethics of “designer babies”
Creating designer babies who are free from disease and super athletic or smart may finally be around the corner. But ...
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 ...
How does whole genome sequencing really stack up?
These days, it’s faster and cheaper than ever to decipher a person’s entire DNA. But a small study suggests that ...
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 ...
First test to predict Alzheimer’s years in advance
The world's first blood test to predict Alzheimer's disease before symptoms occur has been developed. The test identifies 10 chemicals ...
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 ...
