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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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nearly impossible to eradicate," says Pat Behnke of Florida's Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission.

How Genetic Testing May Spot Disease Riskmore

Doctors are turning to genetic testing in an effort to identify and prevent heart problems in patients who seem healthy...

It's Prokhorov to the Rescue!more

the Winter Games in Sochi. Messrs. Kushchenko and Prokhorov have started a new mass recruiting program that involves...

GENETIC TESTING: Getting cheaper, may yield more personal health treat...more

worth testing your genes? They are among a small but growing number of American patients who have sought genetic...

Genomes May One Day Be Medical Crystal Ballsmore

started multiplying that by two or three minutes per risk and ended up looking at five hours of genetic counseling.

The coming mass market for genetic sequencingmore

of genetic tests are becoming cheap as chips. The cost of testing labs is following Moores Law . (The genetic testing...

Personalised medicine moving closer through genome analysismore

The man had a family history of sudden cardiac death, and of heart disease and arthritis. So, the genetic testing backs...

Woman says gene bias cost her job, takes firm to courtmore

HARTFORD (CONNECTICUT): A Connecticut woman who had a voluntary double mastectomy after genetic testing is alleging her...

Affymetrix Shares Tumble on 1Q Results, Outlookmore

Affymetrix Inc., which makes genetic testing technology, reported a narrower first-quarter loss as revenue improved and...

Think Gene Patents Are Controversial Now? Just Waitmore

already be keeping some patients in the dark, the WSJ article says. It describes a new method of genetic testing called...

10 Years on, ‘The Genome Revolution is Only Just Beginning’more

conditions. “The ability to make meaningful predictions is still quite limited,” wrote Collins. Indeed, personalized...

Fast machines, genes and the future of medicinemore

lanky, former director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) discovered this through tests offered by...

Genetic Discrimination: Unfair or Natural?more

results of genetic tests in choosing their employees and customers. One purpose of the bill is to encourage genetic...

Joel Stein: Does My Son Take After Me -- or His Mom? A Genetic Testmore

last bodily request was for their foreskin. (See How You Can Change Your Genes.) For $499 a person, 23andMe, a...

Another Reason To Forego The Gene Scanmore

traditional risk factors such as family history and reproductive history. The finding is bad news for companies like...

The price of testing your DNAmore

nutritional advice based on your test results. Yet even legitimate outfits -- including leading players like Navigenics...

Designer Babiesmore

a baby girl was pretty much a hit-or-miss affair. Not anymore. Parents who have access to the latest genetic testing...

In search of a saviour siblingmore

of 7, Henry died of complications after a bone-marrow transplant from an anonymous donor. Today, Ms. Strongin supports...

Insurance hazard in web DNA testsmore

but not report the results to their insurer. People have a legal obligation to disclose any information on genetic...

GENETIC TESTING: May soon yield personalized health treatmentsmore

worth testing your genes? They are among a small but growing number of American patients who have sought genetic...

Personalized Medicine Could Shake Up Pharmamore

to slash medical costs, the promise of saving billions of dollars by not prescribing drugs to patients who genetic...

DNA testing makes it easy to find the identity of anonymous sperm dono...more

as it promised. But that did not mean he couldn't be found. In an age of sophisticated genetic testing, the concept of...

Increase in genetic testing brings decrease in some hereditary disease...more

devastating inherited diseases appear to be declining, and a few have nearly disappeared, because more people are using...

GENETIC TESTING: Some scientists question whether it can help patientsmore

worth testing your genes? They are among a small but growing number of American patients who have sought genetic...

Doctors 'not prepared for DNA-based medicine'more

hundreds of genetic variations that affect an individuals risk of disease or response to medicines. Companies such as...

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