My Genome Via E-mail
Trying to understand the six billion nucleotides—all of my DNA—that just arrived in my in-box.A few weeks back I received my complete genome by e-mail.
View ArticleGeorge Church on the Future of Stem Cells
Q&A with the Harvard geneticist.Earlier this year, I had breakfast with George Church, professor of genetics and director of the Center for Computational Genetics at Harvard Medical School. (Click...
View ArticleA Family Learns the Secrets of Its Genomes
The findings demonstrate how genome analysis could guide health-care decisions for healthy people.In November 2009, the West family embarked on an unusual family project. Parents John and Judy and...
View ArticleGenome of the Black Death Revealed
Samples from a London cemetery of the bacteria that caused the plague are almost genetically identical to strains circulating now.
View ArticleEmTech: Get Ready for a New Human Species
Now that we can rewrite the code of life, Darwinian evolution can’t stop us, says investor Juan Enriquez.The ability to engineer life is going to spark a revolution that will dwarf the industrial and...
View ArticleDevice Brings $1,000 Genome Within Reach
Ion Torrent introduced its new tabletop sequencer at CES this week.Thanks to advances in chemistry and software, researchers can soon sequence a human genome for $1,000 in a day.
View ArticleUsing Parents' Blood to Decode the Genome of a Fetus
The advance could lead to noninvasive ways to test for diseases in the womb.For the first time, scientists have deciphered the genome of a fetus using only DNA from the unborn child’s parents. The...
View ArticleA Map of the Whole Genome Tracks Outbreaks
A big-picture view of microbial DNA should help public health officials, genome scientists, and possibly medical researchers.During April and May this year, 14 people in the United States were infected...
View ArticleBy Simply Sharing, Doctors Could Unlock the Genome's Potential
Software that enables collaboration between labs could make it easier for doctors to translate genome information.DNA sequencing is increasingly being used in medicine, but doctors can have trouble...
View ArticleMarketing to the Big Data Inside Us
In your DNA are clues to your health, your ancestry, and maybe even your purchasing preferences.Companies market to you according to your shopping habits, your age, your salary, and your social-media...
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