Laura Hercher
Separating hype from reality in the coming era of gene-enhanced ‘designer babies’
[W]hat new iteration of genetic testing could tempt healthy, fertile couples to reject our traditional time-tested and wildly popular process ...
When consumer genetic tests disagree on critical mutations
[Matt Fender] wasn’t worried last December when he clicked a button to dump all the raw data from his 23andMe ...
What will advances in genetics during 2014 mean for future of medicine?
No question that 2014 has been a year to celebrate for the field of genetics. Stem cell therapy, gene therapy, ...
Targeting children based on genetics would do more harm than good
In “The Downside of Resilience” (Sunday Review, Nov. 30), Jay Belsky points to evidence that certain children are genetically predisposed ...
Genetic manipulation is a slippery–so get over it
This week, the Food and Drug Administration debated a new IVF technique that could allow women with mitochondrial disease to ...
Patents, personal genetics and progress: Top 10 genetics stories of 2013
This year was brimming with genetics news, from the Myriad BRCA test ruling to the obliteration of the idea of ...
What the new ACMG guidelines really mean
Do patients have a right to not know what's written in their genes? The DNA Exchange explains doctors' new genetic ...
The case for selective paternalism in genetic testing
The case against paternalism in genetics is a cause célèbre among many scientists and science writers. The argument generally paints ...
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 ...
