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GENETIC TESTING

There is much controversy over whether genetic testing will lead to more informed health choices or genetic discrimination. This topic discusses how the genetic testing industry will grow and the implications for businesses and individuals.

Genetic Testing is part of Business Exchange, suggested by Len Johnson. This topic contains 604 news and 262 blog items. Read updated news, blogs, and resources about Genetic Testing. Find user-submitted articles and reactions on Genetic Testing from like-minded professionals.

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EEOC Releases New Proposed GINA Regulations - 60 Day Comment Period...more

...from collecting genetic information through workplace genetic testing or...

deCODE now licensed in Californiamore

Icelandic genomics company deCODE Genetics has received a license to market direct-to-consumer genetic tests (such as...

Towards direct reading of DNA with protein nanopores: better DNA seque...more

Put simply, the system works by sequentially chewing DNA bases off the end of a long strand and then detecting each...

At-home personal genomics kits are available and affordable, but how r...more

In Gattaca’s opening scene, a doctor predicts, at the time of Ethan Hawke’s character Vincent’s birth, the likelihood...

AHRQ Report Points To Pharmacogenetic Data Gaps; Offers Some...more

A government technology assessment posted earlier this month suggests the need for more data to back up use of genetic...

Predicting faces from genesmore

Variation in face shape is certainly strikingly heritable (all you need to do is look at any family photo to see that),...

[DNA] L48 results soon for R1b-U106 Project membersmore

...downstream from U106, was discovered through testing at 23andMe last...

The pros and cons of personal genomicsmore

As US and Australian regulators struggle to provide guidelines on direct-to-consumer genomics services, Kevin Davies of...

Enrollment in Navigenics-Scripps study disappointing - Personal Genomi...more

The bad news: despite the dramatic price reduction, the project has only succeeded in recruiting 4,000 participants -...

Enrollment in Navigenics-Scripps study disappointing [Genetic...more

...say, ancestry testing); ... spent their money on the cheaper, more complete and better-presented product from...

Personalized Medicine Webinarmore

this, but it sounds pretty interesting.  Medco and Regence are talking.  Here is the teaser.  ( Click here for more...

Race & IQ: information will be freemore

Let's think like an economist; assume that intelligence tests are useful in measuring intelligence, that intelligence...

Should scientists study race and IQ?more

Just in case anyone has missed it, the pair of duelling essays in the latest issue of Nature is well worth a read.

Dragon DNA and other genetics fun: Genetics Web Lab Directorymore

...of the advanced modules tackle genetic counseling and...

The market for designer babiesmore

Razib points to an article suggesting that Australian couples are "flocking" to a US fertility clinic that...

[APG] Idaho DNA Conference, May 9, 2009more

Genetic Genealogy, Health, and Forensic Testing).<BR>Certified Genetic...

Re: [DNA] HapMap data for chromosome Ymore

...side of a Y-chromosome SNP is which, for those<BR>> done by 23andme and/or the other Illumina...

Routine whole-genome sequencing of babies by 2019?more

Jay Flatley, CEO of genomic technology manufacturer Illumina, predicts that whole-genome sequencing of newborns will...

Selfish Genes and Gene-Centered Evolutionmore

Dawkins coined the term selfish gene as a way of expressing the gene-centred view of evolution, which holds that...

Molecular testing for transfusion medicine.more

...cloning of the genes made genetic testing for...

Complete Genomics: some questions answeredmore

So, can Complete deliver an accurate, complete human genome sequence at the promised price?

The last barrier to be overcome in genetic testing is public acceptabi...more

The prospect of sequencing every patient’s genetic code has enticed doctors since the first draft of the human genome...

How to read DNAmore

A review of DNA sequencing technologies, from the paleolithic to the bleeding edge.

Game on: sequencing companies draw battle-lines for 2009 at AGBTmore

new contender in the DNA sequencing field

Personalized Medicine Using Genetic Testing Still Far Offmore

PITTSBURGH (MedPage Today) -- Even strong associations between gene variants and disease do not necessarily translate...

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