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Wrongful birth: Court upholds parental rights when hospital and lab screw up genetic testing

Meredith Knight | 
Many conservatives are upset about a $50 million judgment on behalf of a family that had a baby with severe ...
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Want to make money off genome sequencing? There’s an app for that

Meredith Knight | 
Helix, a growing DNA sequencing company, moves into direct-to-consumer genetics with a plan for the first genome app store. Will ...
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Don’t blame evolution for war

Meredith Knight | 
Despite the chance of acquiring wealth and power, whole war doesn't make life better. But engaging in a little violence ...
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Promising future of delayed fertility? Don’t count your (frozen) chickens

Meredith Knight | 
Affluent women or those willing to take on sizable debt and want to delay having babies can freeze their eggs ...
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While UK embraces life-saving germline editing, US mired in debate as promising life-saving cases go untreated

Meredith Knight | 
Thousands of women with mitochondria disease have no hope of having children without genetic editing or assisted reproduction techniques. Critics ...
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Don’t stop drinking orange juice: Citrus-cancer link overblown

Meredith Knight | 
Reporting on a study linking consuming grapefruit and orange juice to melanoma shows how the press can blow new research ...
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Precision medicine inches along

Meredith Knight | 
More than a decade ago, we sequenced the human genome with hope that disease cures might soon follow. Finding treatment ...
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Teen boy checklist: Graduate high school, freeze sperm, go to college

Meredith Knight | 
A UK bioethicist urges young men to freeze sperm so their kids won’t run a higher risk of inheriting genetic ...
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Who’s your (ancestral) daddy? Family tree genetics might link everyone to King David

Meredith Knight | 
Companies claiming to pinpoint your ancestral village of origin or relationship with famous historical figures are likely telling you the ...
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DNA, the ‘devious defecator’ and the right to genetic privacy

Meredith Knight | 
A poop paternity test may set legal precedents on privacy in the workplace ...
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Three parent babies: Parent #3’s impact may go beyond mitochondria

Meredith Knight | 
New research shows mitochondrial and nuclear DNA interact throughout a person’s lifetime. What does that mean for parents seeking mitochondrial ...
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Mysteries of cat, human health revealed through microbiome

Meredith Knight | 
Studying the bacteria that live in an on our feline friends maybe a good proxy for humans. They live in ...
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Arm chair geneticists looking for enlightenment could provide useful data

Meredith Knight | 
People who sequence their genomes don’t hinder public health; they offer an opportunity for free data. We should capitalize on ...
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Lifestyle changes can’t alter DNA: Claiming it can is a public disservice

Meredith Knight | 
Lifestyle changes have profound effects on human health, more so than most blockbuster drugs. But despite their potency, supplements, exercise ...
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What are the odds? Family celebrates birth of 13th consecutive son

Meredith Knight | 
Beyond X and Y chromosomes, scientists postulate genes and environmental exposures play a roll in making sons or daughters more ...
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