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May 20, 2013 2:07 pm

Your Genes, Your Choice?

Critics say the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics’ recent recommendations for reporting incidental clinical sequencing results undermine patient autonomy.

May 17, 2013 2:13 pm

Gene-Testing Dispute Focuses on How Much a Patient Should Know

Should patients undergoing broad DNA testing for a specific ailment be told of unexpected findings that signal risk of cancer or other serious diseases, even if they don’t request the information?

May 16, 2013 2:07 pm

Cloning, Stem Cells Long Mired In Legislative Gridlock

The news that U.S. scientists have successfully cloned a human embryo seems almost certain to rekindle a political fight that has raged, on and off, since the announcement of the creation of Dolly the sheep in 1997.

 

May 15, 2013 2:07 pm

Ethicist: Cloning offers more cause for excitement than concern

It has finally happened – the technique used in 1996 to make Dolly, the world’s first cloned mammal, has finally been used in 2013 to make theworld’s first cloned human embryo.

May 10, 2013 1:36 pm

Disruptions in Trash-Collecting Genes Fuel Disorder

Genetic mutations that halt a cell’s ability to scrap unnecessary proteins may cause a condition marked by ataxia, hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism, and dementia, researchers found.

 

May 10, 2013 1:35 pm

Genetics Reveal Europe Is One Big Family

From Ireland to Turkey, Europeans are all related, sharing a link with ancestors who were alive just 1,000 years ago, according to a new genetic study.

May 3, 2013 1:42 pm

Genomes provide clues for treating leukemia, endometrial cancers

Efforts to sequence the genomes of cancer cells — to pinpoint the changes that occur in cancer cells’ DNA when a person has the disease — are pointing to ways to target cancer treatment.

May 2, 2013 4:13 pm

Cancers Share Gene Patterns, Studies Affirm

Scientists have discovered that the most dangerous cancer of the uterine lining closely resembles the worst ovarian and breast cancers.

April 29, 2013 12:40 pm

Prenatal DNA Sequencing

Reading the DNA of fetuses is the next frontier of the genome revolution. Do you really want to know the genetic destiny of your unborn child?

April 19, 2013 2:13 pm

'Living fossil' coelacanth genome sequenced

Researchers sequenced the genome of the coelacanth: a deep-sea fish that closely resembles its ancestors, which lived at least 300 million years ago.