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Genomics|Update|Current

Reviews & Commentaries on Science & Technology

Gene therapy approach for haemoglobinopathies,PHG Foundation, Dec 11

siRNAs: Small molecules that pack a big punch, by Francis Collins, NIH Director's Blog, Dec 11

Insurers question health benefits of some genetic tests, by Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News, Dec 10

Qatar Genome launched. Project is road map for future treatment of personalized medicine,by Habib Toumi, Qatar News, Dec 10

Don't count on insurance to pay for genetic tests, by Michelle Andrews, National Public Radio, Dec 10 

Driving forward infectious disease genomics, by Christine McCartney , Public Health Matters England, Dec 9

The global impact of genomics: Interview with Stylianos Antonarakis, by Mark Wanner, Genetics and Your Health blog post, Dec 9

Singularity: Reading our genes like computer code,  by Jane Wakefield, BBC News, Dec 9

Up to 100,000 people in Saudi Arabia are to have their genetic codes mapped in a new human genome project, BBC News, Dec 8

Building the next generation of quantitative biologists. 
Pattin KA et al. Pac Symp Biocomput. 2014;19:417-21.

Gene therapy keeps 'Bubble boy' disease at bay in 8 children, by Richard Knox, National Public Radio, Dec 7

Gene therapy -- a technological challenge, but we're good at meeting technological challenges, byAnne Buchanan, The Mermaid Blog, Decr 6

CRISPR for cures? Studies in mice and human stem cells demonstrate that the genome-editing technique CRISPR can correct disease-causing mutations, by Kerry Grens, The Scientist, Dec 5

Popular science: Get the word out Writing science books for the public is rewarding, but can take a lot of time — and financial gain is uncertain, by Sarah Webb, Nature, Dec 6

Education: Genetics in the schoolroom, by Erika Check Hayden, Nature, Dec 4

Genomics boosting cancer war, by Bradley J. Fikes, Biotech, Dec 4

Microbiome candy: Could a probiotic mint help prevent cavities? By Michaeleen Doucleff, National Public Radio, Dec 10