Biotechnology
Personal genomics in the classroom: Students sequence themselves
Medical and graduate students will get the chance to sequence and interpret their own genomes in what is being billed ...
U.S. panel urges end to secret DNA testing
Blood stains from bandages and tampons? Ship them in a paper envelope for paternity, ancestry or health testing. EasyDNA also ...
Personalized medicine research strikes early for heart genes
A landmark paper identifying genetic signatures that predict which patients will respond to a life-saving drug for treating congestive heart ...
DNA from phony ‘chewing gum survey’ solves 1976 cold case
A DNA sample from a phony "chewing gum survey" led to the arrest of a man who has been charged ...
Wild West of stem cells?
Stem cell therapy remains a brave new world with a spotty ethical and medical track record. Is that starting to ...
New future for an old crop: Barley enters the genomic age
Higher yields, improved pest and disease resistance and enhanced nutritional value are among the potential benefits of an international research ...
Scientists create GM fly with gene mutation similar to one that causes seizures in humans
Scientists have created fruit flies with a gene mutation analogous to one that causes epileptic seizures in people—a first in ...
Genetic test to tell your athletic potential: Would you take it?
As reported by the New York Times, in a landmark 2010 study scientists looked for a genetic answer to the ...
GM mouse created to detect landmines
Scientists have genetically modified mice to enable them to sniff out landmines. They hope the GM mouse, known as MouSensor, ...
Comparing family history and genetic tests for predicting complex disease risk
In a new theoretical study, 23andMe, the personal genetics company, developed a mathematical model which shows that family history and ...
Gene mutation can stop sperm from swimming
A gene mutation has been associated with sperm motility and production, offering new insights into male infertility ...
Mystery of nematode pest-resistant soybeans cracked
For 50 years, the world's soybean crop has depended on the use of cyst nematode resistant varieties of beans, but ...
International study finds 21 genes tied to cholesterol levels
In a UCL-led study, published in the American Journal of Human Genetics, an international consortium of over 180 scientists report ...
Scientists dash hopes for dinosaur cloning
Well this might put a crimp in Steven Spielberg's plans to make "Jurassic Park IV." A team of scientists in ...
Can genetic tests help you build a better workout?
Do we really need a test to tell us whether our genes are sabotaging our efforts to get fit? A ...
DNA test could shed light on royal remains
Archaeologists and one hopeful relative are anxiously waiting to see if a skeleton dug up from a hole in a ...
The $1000 Genome is here – are we ready?
The era of the $1000 genome, which is all but upon us already, is a new era of predictive and ...
DNA evidence may not be an open and shut case
The belief that DNA samples mark out individuals like an infallible biological barcode is powerful. But the process of tying ...
Claim of first human stem cell trial unravels
Claims by a Japanese scientist to have run a clinical trial in which reprogrammed cardiac muscle cells grown from induced ...
Texas firm cloning horses used in competitions
Video: Scientists cloned the first animal in 1996. Since then a number of businesses have grown, including a Texas company ...
Researchers improve gene therapy technique for children with immune disorder
By including chemotherapy as a conditioning regimen prior to treatment, researchers have developed a refined gene therapy approach that safely ...
Scientists discover that shape matters in DNA nanoparticle therapy
Researchers from Johns Hopkins and Northwestern universities have discovered how to control the shape of nanoparticles that move DNA through ...
Race and intelligence
There is no more explosive issue in human genetics than the issue of race and IQ. Ron Unz, a leading ...
Genoeconomics: Is our financial future in our chromosomes?
The GLP carried a provocative article this week outlining the latest twist in the emerging debate over genoeconomics—the nexus of ...
Stem cell transplants may show promise for MS
New research suggests that stem cell transplants to treat certain brain and nervous system diseases such as multiple sclerosismay be ...
US panel urges end to secret DNA testing over privacy concerns
They're called discreet DNA samples, and the Elk Grove, California, genetic-testing company easyDNA says it can handle many kinds, from ...
Scientists believe DNA has half life of more than 500 years
Few researchers have given credence to claims that samples of dinosaur DNA have survived to the present day, but no ...
