Rachel Becker
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Video: Even if you’ve never taken a DNA test ‘your genetic privacy might already be compromised’
The rise of direct-to-consumer DNA tests comes with a host of thorny problems, including how to interpret the data and major questions about genetic privacy ...
Why it’s probably not the stress that’s shrinking your brain
A new study shows that people with higher levels of the “stress hormone” tend to have smaller brains — but ...
450-year-old mummy found with oldest evidence of hepatitis B infection
Once, this boy mummy was thought to have died of smallpox, but a new analysis of his now 450-year-old DNA ...
Fetal lambs grown in artificial womb — are humans next?
[A] new study [has taken] the first step toward an artificial womb [by developing eight fetal lambs in what looks ...
Fighting brain cancer with weaponized human skin cells?
Human skin can be morphed into genetically modified, cancer-killing brain stem cells, according to a new study. This latest advance ...
FDA approves transgenic chicken that produces lifesaving drug in its eggs
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. The U.S. Food and ...
Should people have access to their own genomic data?
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. Geneticist Charles Danko turned ...
