October 22nd, 2008
Giving your genome to a for-profit corporation for testing today is a very dangerous act for the following reasons:
1) Americans NO longer have the...
August 29th, 2008
Abstract:
“We use high-density single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping microarrays to demonstrate the ability to accurately and robustly determine whether individuals are in a complex...
August 28th, 2008
The National Institutes of Health quietly blocked public access to databases of patient DNA profiles after learning of a study that found the genetic...
July 20th, 2008
Jeffrey Gulcher had no reason to think much about prostate cancer. He was just 48, and the disease typically strikes later in life. Even...
April 25th, 2008
A genetic nondiscrimination bill approved Thursday by a Senate panel won’t protect people from potentially losing their jobs or health insurance if the information...
April 18th, 2008
The Web search giant’s investment in Navigenics is further proof it wants an early stake in direct-to-consumer genetic screening.
Your DNA falls into the realm...
November 17th, 2007
The exploration of the human genome has long been relegated to elite scientists in research laboratories. But that is about to change. An infant...
November 5th, 2007
Since the launch of the Human Genome Project, genetic testing has been adopted increasingly into standard practice for diagnosing and managing disease, expanding on...
September 12th, 2007
Minneapolis/Saint Paul The Minnesota Department of Health has suddenly and quietly withdrawn the newborn genetic screening rule which was set to be rolled out...
November 13th, 2005
Like many children whose mothers used an anonymous sperm donor, the 15-year-old boy longed for any shred of information about his biological father. But,...
