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A New Online Interactive Course in Genomics 18 Jan 2012 | 02:12 pm
In 1953, two young scientists published the structure of DNA, a Nobel Prize winning discovery that gave birth to the Interdisciplinary field of genomics. Beginning in 1990, scientists around the world...
Shaping Public Health Policy in the Age of Genomics 12 Jul 2011 | 10:01 am
“Genomics offers a growing range of technologies to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease. Appropriate policies are however necessary to ensure that the right tools reach the right people ...
Thinking Genomically 21 Oct 2010 | 07:23 am
If ever there were an area of medicine that is appropriate for lifelong learning, it is genomics, the study of the functions and interactions of all the genetic material (DNA) belonging to an organism...
Privacy and DeCode Genetics Bankruptcy 20 Nov 2009 | 08:27 am
I'm naive, I admit, but I still have the right to expect some privacy in this American life--if not for me, perhaps for my children. So, I've always wondered what would happen when a genetic t...
Will back door regulation work on genetic testing companies? 26 Jun 2008 | 08:31 am
At least one of the companies cited in the States vs. genetic testing issue is fighting back. Their argument? DNA is data not blood. As far as I'm concerned, their challenge is fantastic! Advoca...
Gene-Based Tests Need Better Monitoring, Federal Study Finds 25 May 2008 | 05:48 am
Here's an article from Medical News Today about genetic testing: A new report on genetic testing from HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality calls for the creation of improved public...
President Bush Signs Landmark Genetic Nondiscrimination Information Act Into Law 22 May 2008 | 06:49 am
Here's the latest from Genetic Alliance and The Coalition for Genetic Fairness (copied directly from the news release): Washington, D.C. – May 21, 2008 – The Coalition for Genetic Fairness (http:...
Genetic discrimination vs. equality 10 May 2008 | 07:50 am
Time magazine includes an essay in response to sending GINA (Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Bill) on to the President for his signature. Sidenote: why hasn't he signed it yet? Perhaps he&#...
ELSI: Ethical, legal, and social issues of genomics 8 May 2008 | 06:00 am
Just returned from a conference in Cleveland, Ohio, dealing with the many different aspects and potential effects of sequencing the human genome. I'll write in the next couple of days about items ...
Making informed decisions about genetic tests 30 Apr 2008 | 05:21 am
In response to the increasing availability of genetic tests the American College of Medical Genetics has issued a policy statement on direct-to-consumer genetic testing. It includes five minimum requi...
