Genomics|Update|Current: Reviews, News & Commentaries

Genomics|Update|Current

Reviews, News & Commentaries

Heritability: The family roots of obesity

Cassandra Willyard Nature 508,S58–S60 (17 April 2014)

Laying a solid foundation for Manhattan - 'setting the functional basis for the post-GWAS era'

Zhang X, et al. Trends Genet. 2014 Apr;30(4):140-149. 

The trouble with epigenetics, over-fitting the noise.

Kevin Mitchell , Wiring the Brain, April 14, 2014

Toward a common language for biobanking.

Martin N Fransson European Journal of Human Genetics 9 April 2014

Fresh UK investment in genomics and bioinformatics, PHG Foundation, Apr 16

Scientists embark on unprecedented effort to connect millions of patient medical records, by Ariana Eunjung Cha, Washington Post, Apr 16

DNA alternative to pap smear sparks medical debate, by Matthew Perrone,  Apr. 15

How epigenetics, our gut microbiome and the environment interact to change our lives, by Ben Locwin, Genetic Literacy Project, Apr 15

Plunging into the metagenomic depths, by Richard A. Stein, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, Apr 15

The powers of participatory medicine, by Barbara Prainsack, PLOS Biology, Apr 15

Another call to reform biomedical research and training, by Beryl Lieff Benderly and Jim Austin, Science, Apr 14

NIEHS funds Harvard investigator developing gene-environment bioinformatics tools for cardiovascular disease risk, Genome Web, Apr 11 [by free subscription only]

Variant annotation in coding regions, by Dan Koboldt, MassGenomics, Apr 11



Identified epigenetic factors associated with increased risk of developing cancer, Science Daily, Apr 10 

Dealing with irreproducibility - Researchers discuss the growing pressures that are driving increases in retraction rates at AACR, by Jef Akst, The Scientist, Apr 8