Biomedicine & Disease
Rare genetic variants may not as influential in common disease as once thought
Rare tweaks in single letters of DNA are not as powerful a force in health and in common diseases as ...
Last 500 Ethiopian wolves endangered by lack of genetic diversity
The last wolves in Africa face a difficult road if they are going to survive. Just 500 Ethiopian wolves (Canis ...
Genetics at center of several “battlegrounds” in next 4 years
In the wake of Obama's victory, Wired takes a look at the battles to come in the next four years ...
Mapping the chocolate genome: hope of improved cacao plants
Mark Guiltinan is a professor of plant molecular biology in the Department of Horticulture in the College of Agricultural Sciences ...
Gene therapy offers “revolution” in prostate cancer treatment
Scientists have discovered new way of slowing the growth of prostate cancer. For the first time experiments have successfully targeted ...
Genetic counseling and medical ethics in the age of personal genomics
On October 25th, Time Magazine ran an article about genetic testing of children with the provocative title, “What Your Doctor ...
Science versus values in personal genomics for children
When it comes to what a child should know I tend to disagree with the consensus among genetic counselors. It ...
Time has come to bring personalized medicine to cancer
Pathologists take note! Human whole-genome sequencing of tumors was the source of information for making treatment decisions in a recently-published ...
Examining the human health implications of GM-labeling debate
“It’s really a value-laden decision. How do you act in the face of scientific uncertainty?” said Patrice Sutton, MPH, a ...
Why is synthetic biology important?
In Regenesis the authors ask, “What should we do?” How can we balance economic growth and a sustainable environment? How ...
Frozen egg banks – A “paradigm shift” for the fertility industry?
Advertising for frozen egg banks has recently kicked into high gear. The spread of large frozen egg banks also see ...
Brazil marshalls GM mosquitoes to battle deadly dengue fever
The small, sun-scorched neighborhood of Itaberaba in this city in Bahia state is the leading testing ground for a controversial ...
Many complex diseases may simply be side-effects of adaptation
A recent paper identified Dozens of new Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBD) genes, but can they predict disease? The short answer ...
Genetic beauty test claims to predict how fast you’ll age
The test, developed by medical technology expert Professor Christofer Toumazou, uses a sample of your DNA to examine how quickly ...
Trial lawyer heaven/natural food hell: The real-life consequences of Prop 37
The proponents of California Proposition 37 like to frame the vote as “right to know” issue. If only that were ...
Center for Genetics and Society escalates attack on life-saving gene therapy
CGS, a "progressive" but uber conservative-minded advocacy group that opposes many medical technology innovations is continuing its campaign against gene ...
Researchers discover how tiny sugars regulate stem cells
Embryonic stem cells hold great promise as a potential cell-based therapy for a myriad of serious diseases, but there is ...
Stem cell face lift: Does it work?
Doctors and researchers have long said that stem cell therapy has the potential to change the face of human disease ...
Genomes project publishes inventory of human genetic variation
The resource built by the 1,000 Genomes Project will shed light on the genetic roots of complex diseases and suggest ...
Why I don’t want to know my genome sequence
PLoS Blogs (blog)Why I Don't Want to Know My Genome SequencePLoS Blogs (blog)The quest to know ourselves by our DNA ...
A potential flaw in how the activity of genes is assessed?
A Potential Flaw in How the Activity of Genes Is Assessed?Huffington PostHis laboratory at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research ...
Children and DNA
DNA provides the operating instructions for our cells that influence everything from a person’s hair color to susceptibility to disease ...
Study reveals genetic causes of a male infertility disorder
Severe spermatogenic failure (SSF) is a genetic condition that causes low sperm count and infertility. New insights into the genetic ...
New genomics study shows ancestry could help solve disease riddles
Explosive advancement in human genome sequencing opens new possibilities for identifying the genetic roots of certain diseases and finding cures ...
Three-parent fertility method could remove gene defects
Biologists in Oregon report they've produced early-stage human embryos with genes from three parents, a new method that some day ...
New gene therapy method replaces mitochondrial DNA, study says
Scientists have demonstrated a new type of gene therapy that would – in principle – allow mothers to avoid saddling ...
Gene mutation identifies colorectal cancer patients who live longer with aspirin therapy
Aspirin therapy can extend the life of colorectal cancer patients whose tumors carry a mutation in a key gene, but ...
