Reviews, News & Commentaries

Reviews, News & Commentaries

Incorporating genomics in health screening programmes, PHG Foundation, Apr 24

New initiative to boost use of genomics at NIH clinical center, Genome Web, Apr 22

NIH to jump-start genomic medicine with new program. Genomic data will play increased role in studies at the NIH Clinical Center, by Raymond MacDougall, National Human Genome Research Institute, April 21, 2014

Direct-to-consumer genomic testing: A regulatory debate, MPR, Apr 21

Hunting for the genetic secret to a rare disease, Popular Science, Apr 21

Virtual doctor visits gaining steam in “geneticist deserts”. Genetic experts are eyeing computer webcams and videoconferencing to assess patients in Alaska and other remote places, by Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American, Apr 21

A blood test that can predict cancer recurrence, Daily Briefing, Apr 17

Gene panel screens dozens of genes for cancer-associated mutations, Science Blog, Apr 16

Questions remain; some rules should be clear, The New York Times, Apr 14

Bioinformatics handles big data, by Jingya Qiu, Biological Sciences, Apr 13