Tag: Genetic testing
What is that rash? Genetic fingerprints can help doctors diagnose and...
Raymond J. Cho, University of California, San Francisco
Rashes can be thought of as a dysfunctional community of skin...
CBD and genetic testing provide hope for ‘intractable’ epilepsy in children
Isabel Derera, Tufts University
It can start with a vacant stare, what appear to be muscle twitches or a full-blown seizure. But no matter how...
Sequencing the genome of newborns in the US: Are we ready?
Tom Diacovo, University of Pittsburgh and Gerard Vockley, University of Pittsburgh
Twenty-four to 48 hours after birth, every newborn in the U.S. will have a...
How your genes could affect the quality of your marriage
Richard Mattson, Binghamton University, State University of New York
How important is it to consider a romantic partner’s genetic profile before getting married?
It is logical...
How a scientist says he made a gene-edited baby – and...
George Seidel, Colorado State University
On Nov. 28, He Jiankui claimed to a packed conference room at the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing...
Recreational ancestry DNA testing may reveal more than consumers bargained for
Catharine Wang, Boston University
Aggressive marketing techniques and the popularization of “gifting” recreational ancestry tests has led more consumers than ever to the world of...