Fast-Growing GM Salmon ‘Safe to be Farmed and Eaten’

Genetically modified salmon which grow at twice the speed of their natural counterparts are safe to be farmed and eaten, US regulators have ruled…
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Prevention of the build up of glutamate at the synapse may…
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Under pressure from state public health officials, the professors behind UC Berkeley’s controversial plan to genetically test incoming freshmen and transfer students said Thursday they will scale back the program so that participants will not receive personal results from their DNA samples…
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Genetic Testing Invades Schools…
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The Government Accountability Office presented Congress with a damning report on the consumer genetic testing industry, concluding many tests are “misleading and of little or no practical use.” Company leaders and some geneticists, responding via blog and twitter, have called the report one-sided and unscientific, citing concern it will do irreparable harm to the nascent [...]

Continue reading about The Consumer Genetic Testing Industry Strikes Back

The New York Times reports that last week the FDA announced plans to regulate commercial genetics companies like 23andMe and deCODE…
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What if a genetic biopsy from your cancer can give away the secrets to killing it? What if a computer reading your genetic code could predict an illness before you even show symptoms? Or warn your doctor about a reaction you might have to a drug before it’s prescribed? We’re closer than you think.
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Continue reading about Your Genome and the Future of Medicine: Tailored to Fit You

The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on 23andMe and other companies that sell genetic tests directly to consumers…
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British and American researchers studied the genes of almost 34,000 white Europeans and found…
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