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April 26, 2019

Gift of Sight: Stem-Cell Patches for Wet and Dry Macular Degeneration

Author(s)3: Leslie Mertz

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For people who have relied on good eyesight for the first six or seven decades of their lives, the diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is devastating. This disease, which…

April 26, 2019

The Importance of Data Compression in the Field of Genomics

Author(s)3: Dan Greenfield, Vaughan Wittorff, Michael Hultner

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Genomic research is the driver of efforts to create personalized medicine and discover cures for cancer, rare diseases, and other serious health conditions. Thanks to the widespread availability of inexpensive…

Is the public ready for simple, at-home DNA tests to detect disease risk?

December 14, 2018

Direct-To-Consumer Genetic Testing

Author(s)3: Mary Bates

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Most genetic testing requires a doctor’s prescription. In April 2017, however, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave genetics company 23andMe the go-ahead to sell DNA tests assessing the…

An CRISPR Approach For a Common Inherited Disease

March 26, 2018

A CRISPR Approach For a Common Inherited Disease

Author(s)3: Leslie Mertz

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Gene editing and CRISPR (a group of repeated DNA sequences in bacteria) typically target disease-causing mutated genes by eliminating the bad gene altogether, by correcting the problem DNA to restore…

November 27, 2017

What’s Happening to Your DNA Data?

Author(s)3: Kristina Grifantini

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Over the last decade, technology advances in the field of genetics have led to cheaper and more accurate testing. Public interest in personal genetics has grown thanks to media coverage…