Genomics|Update|Current: Reviews, News & Commentaries

Genomics|Update|Current

Reviews, News & Commentaries

Epigenome: Biosensor of cumulative exposure to chemical and nonchemical stressors related to environmental justice
Kenneth Olden et al. AJPH, October 2014

Testing all possibilities
Darren J. Burgess, Nature Reviews Genetics (2014) Sep 3

Sperm contain dad’s lifestyle information alongside basic genetic material, by Robert Sapolsky, Genetic Literacy Project, Sep 11

Personal genetics consumers risk uncovering uncertain paternity, by Julia Belluz, Vox, Sep10

With genetic testing, I gave my parents the gift of divorce,  by George Doe, VOX, Sep 9

Genetic testing brings families together and sometimes tears them apart, by Julia Belluz, VOX, Sep 9

How the data revolution will change the world, by A Levine, World Economic Forum Blog, Sep 9

Sequencing 100,000 genomes is exciting but how will it transform care for patients? The Conversation Blog, Sep 9

Researchers examine genomic cancer risk test perception in minority populations, Genome Web, Sep 8 [by free subscription only]

'Smart genes' prove elusive. Study of more than 100,000 people finds three genetic variants for IQ — but their effects are maddeningly small, by Ewen Callaway, Nature News, Sep 8

Watson to match patients to clinical trials. IBM’s cognitive computer will be individualizing trial plans for cancer patients, by Bob Grant, The Scientist, Sep 8

23andMe aims to be Google for genetic research, by Heather Somerville, San Jose Mercury News, Sep 6

Epigenetics: genes, environment and the generation game, by A. Saini, The Guardian, Sep 6 

Brain scan: Welcome to my genome, the Economist, Sep 6

How do conventional genetic tests differ from direct-to-consumer testing products? By Julia Belluz,  VOX, Sep 4

What is genetic testing? By Julia Belluz,  VOX, Sep 4

What is personalized medicine? By Julia Belluz,  VOX, Sep 4

Genomics: What potential does understanding our genetic playbook hold? Articles and interviews from ActionBioscience

Scientists talking genetics with the public, by Joseph P. Tiano, ASBMB Today, Sep 2014