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Angelina Jolie's Brave Announcement

2013-05-16T16:38:29.548-04:00

India Genetic Testing Market

2013-04-02T01:34:09.686-04:00

Genetic testing market in India was initially limited to very few organizations in the country, which possessed both the expertise and the capability to conduct screening tests with assurance.....

RNA-only genes: The origin of species?

2012-12-02T20:29:13.317-05:00

THE old saying that where there’s muck, there’s brass has never proved more true than in genetics. Once, and not so long ago, received wisdom was that most of...

The genetics of politics: Body politic

2012-10-08T12:48:50.853-04:00

Slowly, and in some quarters grudgingly, the influence of genes in shaping political outlook and behaviour is being recognised. In 1882 W.S. Gilbert wrote, to a tune by Sir Arthur Sullivan, a ditty that went “I often think it’s comical how Nature always does contrive/that every boy and...

Crossing the Hudson to Spit: Moore’s Law, Steam Engines and Genetic Technology « Silberzahn & Jones

2011-12-17T23:12:17.724-05:00

Rush Limbaugh’s Genome Mapped

2009-03-20T23:36:34.582-04:00

J. Craig Venter, founder of The Institute for Genomic Research, announced that Rush Limbaugh’s genome has been sequenced. In what Venter describes as an “atypical genome,” Limbaugh was shown to have only 11,000 genes, roughly...

Re: [DNA] R-L48 is now R1b1b2a1a4 at FTDNA

2009-03-15T17:26:00.000-04:00

It does not include those who don't have a ysearch account or who tested at 23andMe, but have not tested L48 at FTDNA.

Would you dare take the cancer gene test?

2011-01-25T04:48:00.000-05:00

Richard was racked with guilt after blood tests showed HE passed on the breast cancer gene that killed his daughter. And for her sister, there was now an agonising dilemma... Richard Horsley was tremendously proud of his daughter, Suzanne. A thoughtful

Genetically Modified or Genetic Menace?

2012-08-02T04:01:26.849-04:00

Is the fear surrounding genetically modified products justified or are the associated fears just sci-fi?

The pros and cons of personal genomics

2009-02-21T01:59:59.927-05:00

As US and Australian regulators struggle to provide guidelines on direct-to-consumer genomics services, Kevin Davies of BioIT-World expectorates and explores exactly what these services provide.

IVF embryos: new genetic testing technology

2011-05-25T20:11:33.799-04:00

and cells contain too little DNA to do extensive testing, researchers have in the past had to limit genetic testing of IVF embryos to either looking for a specific gene mutation that is known to exist in either parent or for other types of chromosomal

OPINION: Mandatory Genetic Testing isn't Eugenics, it's Smart Science

2009-03-08T19:53:57.329-04:00

When physicians at University College in London last month announced the birth of what they described as the world's first "breast-cancer gene-free baby," a designer infant pre-screened for the BRCA1 cancer gene, critics focused public debate on the question of whether or not such screening should be permitted. Yet as genetic screening becomes increasingly routine, it is the opposite question that will likely raise far more ethical challenges: If pre-implantation genetic diagnosis during in vitro fertilization (IVF) can successfully prevent children from developing serious illnesses, why shouldn't such screening be required?

How Common Is Are DNA Paternity Tests?

2011-04-05T19:57:27.954-04:00

How Common Are DNA Paternity Tests?

Graphic Evidence: Genetic Technologies Soars on Cancer Test News

2011-04-29T11:47:25.694-04:00

Australia-based Genetic Technologies Ltd. (GENE) advanced a step closer to marketing a genetic breast cancer test, and investors immediately drove the company’s stock up 85% at midday, when the stock was trading around $5.85.

What Gene Tests Can Really Tell You (BusinessWeek)

2008-10-23T22:39:50.284-04:00

If Greg Lennon is right, then the personal genome gold rush has a major flaw: There's not much gold there—not yet. In the past year, companies have launched high-profile efforts to read the future in people's genes. For $399, a Google (GOOG)-backed...

'I'm totally uninsurable since having the DNA test'

2009-03-27T23:06:21.835-04:00

Insurance companies and genetic testing have proved to be a cruel combination for Barnaby Levy. Mr Levy decided to take a genetic test in 2002. He had a constant earache, lurched when he walked and was unable to carry a mug of coffee across a room...

Re: [DNA] The Origin of L21 (was L21 and P66)

2008-11-11T15:29:00.000-05:00

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>> Is P66 among the SNPs tested at 23andME ? May be he is P66 ....!

Personal Genome Project: A Threat to Genetic Privacy?

2009-03-31T00:53:38.859-04:00

The Personal Genome Project recently launched by Harvard Medical School allows individuals to obtain information contained in their DNA. This information is usually unknown to an individual and can be of value in discovering dispositions for developing certain diseases in advance. The information contained in the genetic code reveals hereditary information such as race, physical traits and behavioural pre-dispositions.

The biology of business: Homo administrans

2010-10-03T15:51:04.170-04:00

Biologists have brought rigour to psychology, sociology and even economics. Now they are turning their attention to the softest science of all: management

Self-Absorbed? Don’t Blame Me, Blame My Genes: Rich Jaroslovsky

2010-01-21T19:02:01.311-05:00

Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) -- I have fascinating genes. At least, they fascinate me. For the last several weeks, I’ve been getting up close and personal with my DNA as I compared three major do-it-yourself genetic-testing services. These services, which...

Designer baby row over US clinic - preimplantation genetic diagnosis #bioethics

2009-03-03T02:15:49.257-05:00

A US clinic has sparked controversy by offering would-be parents the chance to select traits like the eye and hair colour of their offspring. The LA Fertility Institutes run by Dr Jeff Steinberg, a pioneer of IVF in the 1970s, expects a...

Life Sciences "MEDCAC Genetic Testing Meeting Review" 26-Feb-2009 de

2009-02-26T15:32:00.000-05:00

Regions...

Pathway Genomics Goes Live

2009-03-31T19:03:00.448-04:00

The newest entrant in the field of personal genomics has officially gone live. Pathway Genomics, located in California, uses SNP testing to examine information about Health conditions, Ancestry, Carrier Status, Personal Traits, and Drug Response.

Stephen Pinker, The New York Times, and Counsyl

2009-01-15T18:26:38.216-05:00

Last Wednesday the New York Times printed “My Genome, My Self”, an article written by Stephen Pinker, one of the Personal Genome Project’s “First 10.” It is especially interesting since Pinker analyzes the issue from the point of view of a psychologist. Much of the article discusses the confusing results that are returned by genome/disease analysis, due to our current lack of understanding in this enormous field:

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

2009-02-21T18:08:00.000-05:00

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