Personalized Medicine
Snatched as a baby 51 years ago, woman reunited with her family after a 23-and-Me DNA match
A family in Fort Worth, Texas, has been reunited with their daughter who was kidnapped as a baby more than ...
How do genes interact with culture to shape food preferences?
Two random humans from a single group tend indeed to be more genetically different from each other than two different ...
What is ‘genetic nurture’ and how does it impact educational achievement?
The phrase “Look down your nose” comes from a time when aristocrats were taller than commoners due to their superior ...
‘Dawn of synthetic medicine’: How wearable devices can transform personalized medicine
We are at the dawn of synthetic medicine, which will forever change how doctors and patients approach healthcare. In fact, ...
Forensic genealogy: How new advances in DNA analysis can help solve decades-old cold cases
A new method for solving forensic genetic puzzles is ten times faster than the current method investigators use to solve ...
Genetics research has been weaponized by extremists. Here’s how scientists can combat this trend
Earlier this year, we were appalled to see a figure from a paper1 co-authored by one of us (S.R.) displayed ...
HeridiGene: How the world’s largest DNA-mapping study is saving lives
The world’s largest initiative to map the DNA of an entire population will benefit patients for years to come, but ...
Groove to the music? A ‘rhythm gene’ might help set the limits of your dancing skills
The first large-scale genomic study of musicality — published on the cover of September 19 Nature Human Behaviour — identified ...
Australia’s plan to become first country to offer preventive disease gene screening is under microscope
Last month, Monash University launched DNA Screen, offering 10,000 people aged 18 to 40 “secure, free DNA testing to identify ...
Children of parents who live to be over 100 years old inherit survival advantages
Children of centenarians have a unique genetic profile that may account for why they are less frail than children of ...
How germs and ancient migrations help explain our world of ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’
The Gökhem graves provide hard evidence for the ancient community's demise: genetic traces of the plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis ...
Trouble finding an antidepressant that works? A personalized genetic test could help
According to recent research conducted by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, pharmacogenomic testing may assist doctors in avoiding prescription ...
Did you follow COVID lockdown rules? Whether or not you did is partially driven by your DNA
All over the world, people suffered the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on their wellbeing. However, the impact was not ...
Deep voice, height, testosterone levels, angular face, finger digit ratio, muscularity: Which male trait best predicts finding a partner and having children?
In a massive meta-analysis that was years in the making, psychologists from the University of Durham and the University of ...
Hate mosquitoes? Afraid of heights? Here is how to tailor your summer travels to your DNA
If you seem to have more itchy red welts on your ankles than the people around you, your DNA may ...
A map of the human genome shows the function of every gene we know so far
The Human Genome Project was an ambitious initiative to sequence every piece of human DNA.... Now, over two decades later, ...
Viewpoint: DNA diets—Can knowing your genes help you nutritionally optimize your meal choices?
Recently several companies have been offering to examine your genome and figure out what you should eat based on your ...
Did you get a DNA ancestry kit for Father’s Day? Here are some things to consider before spitting in that vial
The media tales of familial surprises are the tip of an iceberg ...
Viewpoint: ‘Misuse, theft and discrimination’ — Here’s why it’s essential to keep your DNA data safe and private
Incredibly, by 2025, 60 million people in the United States alone will have had their DNA sequenced and analysed for ...
Can you groove to the beat — or are you an awkward dancer? It may be in your genes
Moving in time to musical rhythm is so automatic that people are often not conscious of the exquisite coordination that ...
‘Predicting the perfect embryo’? Another startup claims to help parents choose their ‘ideal’, disease-free baby. Does it work and what are the concerns?
Of course, [Rafal] Smigrodzki thinks his baby is special — most parents do. But Aurea is indeed unique. She was ...
One in 500 men have an extra sex chromosome. What does that mean and what are the signs?
Twice as many men carry an extra sex chromosome as previously thought, according to researchers who called for more genetic ...
COVID risk genes: 1370 gene variants predispose people to severe virus and even death
Researchers from the University of Sheffield and Stanford University in the US have discovered there are specific genetic signals in ...
DNA embryo screening: Huge gap between science behind polygenic scoring and parental desires to pick the ‘perfect kid’
One challenge with leading killers like cancer and heart disease is that they’re usually polygenic: linked to many different genes ...
Genetic genie is out of the bottle: Distant relatives you don’t know likely have had their DNA mapped, so your lineage is circulating somewhere
It is far too late to completely protect your genetic privacy via personal abstention. A brief exploration into the mathematics ...
Agriculture originated in the Middle East’s Fertile Crecent. Who were the world’s first farmers?
The first signs of agriculture and a sedentary lifestyle are found in the so-called ‘Fertile Crescent’, a region in the ...
Race-based medical differences: Alzheimer’s blood tests designed for white patients less accurate on blacks
Several blood tests used to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease are less accurate for African Americans than white patients, according to research ...