David Ewing Duncan
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Can microbes be a cause, and cure, for Alzheimer’s?
One great frustration of longer-living humans is that millions of us will one day lose our minds. Our essence will whither ...
What does the health data explosion mean for you?
From the recent rise of digitized health records to a dramatic increase in full DNA sequences to devices that measure ...
CRISPR-Cas9: How to move forward with revolutionary new DNA editing technology
In 2012, scientists in the U.S. and Sweden invented a technology as potentially life-altering as splitting the atom. One that ...
A family exploration of three generations of genetics
In 2008, my 19-year-old daughter, Danielle, took the same type of DNA test for breast and ovarian cancer that actress ...
Do genes really augur your future?
For some people, genes are key to predicting our future health. For others, genes as crystal balls are overhyped. Let's ...
