Genomics

DNA sequences like the one pictured in this image can help predict diseases for patients and their families, but the ethics and legality of sharing that information among family members are still unformed.

When should your genetic information trump your right to privacy?

Science

Sequencing the first human genome cost a whopping $2.7 billion; today it costs only about $1,000. But now that genomic testing a lot more accessible, are we ready to deal with the legal and ethical questions surrounding genetic information?

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Greg Stock: Redesigning Humans

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THE ENVIRO GENOME PROJECT

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Microbe’s Big Role

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Emerging Science Note/Sequencing Sargasso

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Personalized medicine may help drugs work better

Environment

Most pharmaceuticals only work for about half the people who take them. Why? Because our DNA can inhibit them from functioning in our bodies. Personalized medicine –matching individual genes with appropriate pharmaceuticals — might offer a solution.

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Geneticists solve a beta blocker puzzle

Environment

It was a medical enigma: Why do many black patients respond differently to a class of heart drugs called beta blockers? Researchers now say a genetic variant allows 40 percent of black patients to produce their own version of the drugs. Dr. Stephen Liggett tells The Takeaway about his study and the potential impacts on health care.