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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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Most parents not quite ready to have ‘designer babies’—but demand exis...more

A new study by researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center indicates that consumers are more interested in using genetic...

DNA snoops - Los Angeles Timesmore

Although this scenario did not take place during this election cycle, it is well within the realm of technological...

A Genetic Test for Heart Disease and Cancer Riskmore

From car makers to cosmetic surgeons, everyone is scrambling to develop and market more economical products--and the...

Genetic Testing Recommendations from CDCmore

Implications: The CDC's new cautious genetic test recommendations highlight the increasing scrutiny of emerging genetic...

Special investigation: Who's testing your DNA? - science-in-society - ...more

WHEN Ann Chamberlain-Gordon suspected that her husband was cheating, she took his underwear to her place of work - a...

Consumers Desire More Genetic Testing, But Not Designer Babiesmore

"Our research has discovered that although the media portrays a desire for 'designer babies', this does not appear...

Advances in genomics research yield both promise, riskmore

Francis Collins looks at the pros and cons of genetic testing.

DNA snoopsmore

information to make employment or health insurance decisions. Some state laws go beyond GINA and prohibit all...

DNA can reveal ancestors' lies and secretsmore

Don Kincaid oversees the Kincaid surname project. “It has been traumatic for some to discover their true lineage...

Researchers discover three genes that increase risk of severe obesity ...more

"European and Canadian researchers have, for the first time, drawn a map of genetic risk factors that can lead to...

Interpreting the Genomemore

"When it comes to sequencing DNA, time is money, and Pacific Biosciences' commercial machines, due out in 2010,...

My Genome, My Self - Steven Pinker Gets to the Bottom of his own Genet...more

ONE OF THE PERKS of being a psychologist is access to tools that allow you to carry out the injunction to know thyself.

Gene Test for Erbitux, Cancer Could Save $604 Million more

Testing all colon cancer patients in the U.S. for a drug-defeating gene mutation might save $604 million annually in...

Personalised Medicine: An Opportunity for Investmentmore

increasingly crowded markets in several therapeutic areas are forcing companies to invest in pharmacogenomics...

Designer Babies: Ethical? Inevitable?more

In The Water Cooler, Robert Roy Britt takes a daily look at what people are talking about in the world of science and...

UK's first breast cancer screen baby born | Top Newsmore

LONDON (Reuters) - The first baby girl in Britain to have been screened before conception for a genetic form of breast...

How genetic testing will show us the money in 2009 | ZDNet Healthcaremore

Every new business niche goes through specific stages. Launch, proof, competition, consolidation. The business of your...

My Genome, My Selfmore

$99,500. At the other you can get a sample of traits, disease risks and ancestry data from 23andMe for $399.

Your Genome is Just a Click Awaymore

the possibility of a Gattaca-like future suddenly doesn't seem so far-fetched. The two best-known personal genomic...

Health Club: Does your DNA match your workout?more

studying the structure, function and role of the human genome in health and disease, say the power in genetic testing...

The Evidence Gap - Genetic Tests Offer Promise of Personalized Medicin...more

Experts say that most drugs, whatever the disease, work for only about half the people who take them. Not only is much...

Public Shows Strong Support for Genetic Researchmore

Eight in every 10 Americans believe genetic testing should be made easily available to all those who need it,...

FDA Panel Considers Standards for Pharmacogenomic Biomarker Testingmore

The FDA's advisory panel on cancer drugs grappled this week with how to set evidence requirements for genetic...

Discount DNAmore

Complete Genomics says it can sequence a human genome for a fraction of the current cost; a savings that could make DNA...

NIST guides genetic genealogy labs toward improved accuracy. Genetic E...more

A rapidly growing application of DNA profiling is tracing a persons paternal ancestrya process known as genetic...

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  • BusinessWeek
  • Mail Online UK
  • Los Angeles Times
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  • BBC
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