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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.
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A breakthrough in identifying trace amounts of DNA is a boon for police, but fears of abusive snooping has caused...
Following an extensive review and consultation, the UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)...
Maybe you CAN blame being fat on your genes. But there's a way to overcome that family history — just get three to four...
existing test panels and will also be readily transferable to other genetic tests. Management wants to see quarterly...
23andMe, one of the leaders in the new field of consumer genetic information, is expected to announce on Tuesday that...
now, the cheapest whole genome scan was available for just under $1,000. Thanks to improvements in microarray...
This may be your last chance to tell the federal government whether Medicare and private insurance companies should pay...
Medco Health Solutions Inc will collaborate with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to research the role of...
Researchers at UC Davis are set to launch the first widespread screening for the genetic mutation that can cause mental...
Researchers at RTI International and colleagues at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and its FPG Child...
One reporter has her DNA analyzed and finds that genetic testing isn't an exact science. by Boonsri Dickinson
and handed over $999 (£506). An internet search revealed three companies offering similar tests for the same price.
of whole-genome sequencing and whole-genome genotyping are rapidly decreasing,' Venter and his colleagues observe.
recently dug into a thick file labeled, 'Genetics as employment issue.' The file chronicles explosive scientific...
Disparate state laws and state enforcement actions on genetic testing are the result of a void at the federal level.
A new generation of 'genetically modified' athletes could mar the Beijing Olympics as sportsmen and women go to new...
The World Anti-Doping Agency, or WADA, which monitors the conduct of athletes, is working with investigators around the...
Although various guidelines and position papers have discussed in the past the ethical aspects of genetic testing in...
THERE'S money to be made from the human genome. The same genes that serve as markers for everything from breast cancer...
How much do you want to know about the diseases your children might contract someday?
Over 1,200 genetic tests are now available on a clinical level with an additional 300 available on a research basis...
Story of heart patient Michael Downing, who exemplifies a generation of patients beginning to make medical decisions...
Research concludes that the the clinical utility of many genetic tests is highly questionable . harks back to an...
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