Stories Tagged as
Genetics
Can science fiction help us grapple with gene editing?
by
Molly Wood
Nov 29, 2018
You had to know we were going to talk about "Gattaca."
Who owns the results of genetic testing?
by
Molly Wood
Oct 16, 2018
Personal data from genetic tests has been used in drug development and research.
Who owns the results of genetic testing?
by
Molly Wood
Oct 16, 2018
Personal data from genetic tests has been used in drug development and research.
Crispr inventor worries about the unintended consequences of gene editing
by
Molly Wood
and Paulina Velasco
Jun 16, 2017
Jennifer Doudna says the real value in the technology is that it 'opens up opportunities for applications.'
Our most immutable material
by
Molly Wood
Mar 16, 2016
23andMe’s Kate Black on protecting genetic data.
23andMe is jumping back into the market
Oct 21, 2015
The company will offer tests to determine if people are carriers relatively rare diseases.
For public good, not for profit.
23andMe believes genetics are the future of health
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jul 6, 2015
CEO Anne Wojcicki wants to improve drug therapies by using DNA data.
Genetics may be the next big thing in medicine, but at what cost?
Apr 12, 2013
Many believe genetics are the next big thing in medicine, but one question for this new era of personalized medicine is cost.
The growth of the genetic testing industry
Mar 12, 2012
A new study that predicts that Americans could be spending $25 billion a year by the end of this decade on genetics testing. It's believed that the prospect of being able to sequence whole genomes at an affordable cost now is really a gamechanger.