Where is genetic testing taking us?
Checks for predisposition to disease are now common, but so are fears for what might come next, says Richard Gray
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Angelina Jolie's cancer decision highlights row over genetic technology
Concerns that firms' rights to hold patents on genes linked to breast cancer is pushing up cost of testing for disease Angelina Jolie's decision to ...
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Emotional support the key for women undergoing mastectomies
May 19, 2013 11:01 AM A supportive spouse makes a "big difference" to women who have had their breasts removed because of cancer.
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RESTseq – Efficient Benchtop Population Genomics with RESTriction Fragment SEQuencing
We present RESTseq, an improved approach for a cost efficient, highly flexible and repeatable enrichment of DNA fragments from digested genomic DNA ...
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Can you know too much about your genes? Jolie has turned a spotlight on testing, but it may have risks
Ian Willms / Boreal CollectiveJayla Pearce had her genes tested to determine her odds of contracting specific health problems later in her life.
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Jolie op-ed stirs gene patent debate
A recent New York Times op-ed by Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie featured a candid discussion of her decisio...
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100 Trillion Bacteria Make Up Human Microbiome & Biologists Say It's A Good Thing
I can tell you the exact date that I began to think of myself in the first-person plural — as a superorganism, that is, rather than a plain old ...
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All Europeans are related if you go back just 1,000 years, scientists say
A genetic survey concludes that all Europeans living today are related to the same set of ancestors who lived 1,000 years ago.
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Should human genes be patented?
As Angelina Jolie underwent a preventive double mastectomy, we look at the controversy surrounding genetic testing.
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Genetic Testing for Women at Risk of Cancer
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Angelina Double Mastectomy: Natalie Portman's Doctor Father Praises Actress, Explains BRCA Gene
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Angelina Jolie may not have gone far enough to prevent cancer
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May 26, 2013 - IGF - Genome 26
IGF - Genome 26 (Inoki Genome Federation) on 5/26/13
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