Biomedicine & Disease
Why predicting the phenotypic effect of mutations is hard
The following is an excerpt. By now, we’re probably all familiar with Niels Bohr’s famous quote that “prediction is very ...
The Human Genome Project: How it changed biology forever
The following is an excerpt. It was like God’s own jigsaw puzzle. Built up over evolutionary eons, it featured 46 ...
The ethics of pharmacogenetics
Pharmacogenetics is poised to provide crucial information about patients’ responses to various prescription drugs, effectively expanding upon current dosage guidelines ...
Media mangles latest biotech innovation—hornless cows
Despite exaggerated claims from various media outlets over the weekend, the innovations that led to the hornless dairy cow are ...
Gene networks in brains of deceased patients reveal potential therapy for Alzheimer’s disease
The following is an excerpt. Most information about the cause of Alzheimer's disease is based on studies from animal models ...
Don’t label genetically modified foods
The following is an excerpt. Foods derived from crops improved through biotechnology have been subjected to more scrutiny than any ...
Canada: Genetically modified food is welcome innovation
The following is an excerpt. Innovation is key to keeping Canada’s agricultural sector strong and science-based regulatory systems ensure that ...
Greener than green: Biotech and the future of agriculture (Part II)
Has the promise of the agricultural biotech revolution been oversold? Why are so many otherwise progressive thinkers so resistant to ...
Who should get prenatal genetic counseling?
The following is an excerpt. Q. Who should get prenatal genetic counseling? A. There are many reasons that women and couples receive ...
Talking to children about genetic conditions
The following is an excerpt. How do you explain to a child that he or she is battling a genetic ...
DNA Day and the Genetic Revolution
DNA Day is this week! To celebrate, IEEE Spectrum has rounded up several excellent pieces about the genetic breakthroughs that ...
Cancer centers race to map patients’ genes
The following is an excerpt. Major academic medical centers in New York and around the country are spending and recruiting ...
GMOs — frightening and full of possibility
The following is an excerpt. The brave new world of genetic engineering is here. And its future, while scary, is ...
Genetics versus new bird flu: The race is on
Scientists and researchers around the world are turning to new genetic techniques to race the outbreak of the new H5N7 ...
Genome research creating data that’s too big for IT
The following is an excerpt. The biomedical research community is generating data at rate that has simply overcome the ability ...
Zebrafish genome helps in hunt for treatments
The following is an excerpt. When scientists began sequencing the zebrafish genome in 2001, the model organism was a favourite ...
Gene therapy: How experimental technique overcame a troubled legacy and is now helping the blind to see
The following is an excerpt. (Medical Xpress)—In 1999, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania injected 19 people with a virus ...
‘Gene-editing’ expected to develop disease-resistant breeds
The following is an excerpt. Scientists have developed a method of creating genetically modified animals that addresses one of the ...
Chlamydia is killing koalas—will genetics find a cure?
The following is an excerpt. Why do some koalas die from chlamydia and an AIDS-like retrovirus whereas others manage to ...
Gene patents are sabotaging the future of medicine
The following is an excerpt. The business of DNA is undergoing a revolution. We can already get our genes scanned for ...
One fish, two fish: What their DNA says about us
The following is an excerpt. One is a creature of the briny deep, a bizarre survivor of a long-forgotten era ...
Genetic profile predicts post-chemo cancer survival
The following is an excerpt. While more effective chemotherapy agents have improved cancer survival, not all patients benefit from the drugs. Now, ...
New Canadian bill would prevent genetic discrimination
Canada's liberals are calling for restrictions on how insurance companies can use genetic information ...
Has the pace of genetics research rendered the Myriad case obsolete?
Both sides in the Myriad genetics case seem to think the future of innovation is at stake, but a few ...
Happy birthday, Human Genome
In the 10 years since the completion of the Human Genome Project, genetic science has moved forward in leaps and ...
Justices wary of bold action on gene patenting
The following is an excerpt. WASHINGTON — In a lively hearing Monday, the Supreme Court struggled to find a narrow ...
Report on U.S. meat sounds alarm on resistant bacteria
The following is an excerpt. More than half of samples of ground turkey, pork chops and ground beef collected from ...
