Biomedicine & Disease
Using genetics to predict succeptibility to depression
Current genetic tests for major depression have more to offer as a curiosity to a diagnostic or preventative tool. This ...
George Church does not want you to have a Neanderthal baby
The following is an excerpt. Harvard Medical School genetics professor George Church found himself at the middle of a viral ...
Nigeria can’t afford to neglect biotechnology in agriculture
The following is an excerpt. With a growing population that is expected to hit 400million people by 2050, the question ...
Quadruple helix DNA could target disease
The following is an excerpt. Cambridge University scientists say they have seen four-stranded DNA at work in human cells for ...
French vineyards turn ‘green’ using genetics, robots
The following is an excerpt. An Earth-friendly future for French wine could include disease-resistant grapes, solar-powered robots, and lighter packaging, ...
Geneticist on DNA privacy: Make it so people don’t care
The following is an excerpt. Worried that your genetic information could be revealed? You should be, says Harvard geneticist George ...
FDA approves new flu shot using recombinant DNA technology
The following is an excerpt. A new flu shot, Flublok, made using new technology, has just been approved by the ...
How will genetics feed the world?
At a time when the global population is growing and growing largely in the underdeveloped and developing countries, the need ...
Study highlights the privacy risk of donating your genome
If you contribute your genome sequence anonymously to a scientific study, that data might still be linked back to you, ...
Depression gene search disappoints
A massive effort to uncover genes involved in depression has largely failed. By combing through the DNA of 34,549 volunteers, ...
GE bacteria could lead to better vaccines
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a menu of 61 new strains of genetically engineered bacteria ...
The genetic mystery of the woman who doesn’t grow
Twenty year old Brooke Greenberg hasn’t grown since age five. For the last 15 years mystified doctors have been unable to explain ...
Women with a family history of breast cancer could be offered preventative medicine
The IndependentWomen with a family history of breast cancer could be offered preventative ...The IndependentThe NHS may also start offering ...
Biracial women pushed to undergo genetic screening
Doctors are pushing biracial Brooklyn women to undergo genetic counseling to learn if their racial mix makes them more prone ...
Editing tool created for human genome
A technique which allows genetic editing has been successfully tested on human cells meaning that genetic medicine -- previously an expensive and ...
Epigenetics: promising field delivers
Epigenetics: Promising Field DeliversGenetic Engineering NewsThe fascination with epigenetics stems not only from the profound impact that it has exerted ...
Synthetic farm virus built in lab
A synthetic version of the Schmallenberg virus has been made in the laboratory by Scottish scientists. The research raises hopes ...
Leishmaniasis: Genetic link found in far-flung victims of a lethal form of a parasitic disease
Whether someone bitten by a sandfly goes on to develop the most lethal form of leishmaniasis is determined partly by the victim’s ...
The case for selective paternalism in genetic testing
The case against paternalism in genetics is a cause célèbre among many scientists and science writers. The argument generally paints ...
Can genomics help developing countries face their growing burden of disease?
For low-income countries, establishing health care genomics is expensive and requires infrastructure and skilled human resources that may be lacking ...
Safety of induced stem cells gets a boost
New research refutes a 2011 study which raised concerns over the side-effects of induced pluripotent stem cells as a treatment ...
Are we entering the age of $1 million medicine?
More than a quarter of the new medicines approved in the United States last year were designated for rare or ...
Safety of induced stem cells gets a boost
New research refutes a 2011 study which raised concerns over the side-effects of induced pluripotent stem cells as a treatment ...
Gene discovery boosts hope of preventing blood disorders
Noah Edwards is four years old and suffers from a disorder that prevents his blood from clotting. He bleeds profusely ...
Made in the image of God: Human value and genomics
In January 2011 and then in January 2012 I posted two articles exploring the implications of contemporary genomics for the Judeo-Christian idea of humankind ...
For those with the rarest diseases, genomes can yield answers
For many of us, having our genomes in hand today isn’t likely to make any profound difference in our lives, ...
MIT researchers crack cheap, precise gene therapy
Disease is on the run! An incredible advance in the realm of gene therapy has been made by top researchers ...
