Genomics|Update|Current: Reviews, News & Commentaries

Genomics|Update|Current

Reviews, News & Commentaries

The contribution of genetic variants to disease depends on the ruler
Witte J, et al. Nature Reviews Genetics (2014) Sep 16

Radical new DNA sequencer finally gets into researchers' hands, by Antonio Regalado, Sep 17

NIH Research Matters: Expanding our understanding of genomics,  Sep 15

NIH Research Matters: Genetics of the 2014 Ebola Outbreak, Sep 15

Next-gen sequencing: Expanded genetic testing in the real world, Medscape, Sep 15 [by free subscription only]

A premature call for mass cancer screening in women, The New York Times, Sep 14

Direct-to-consumer genetic tests for AMD risk assessment far from reliable, Healio, Sep 13

Could genetics hold the answer to curing autism? By NPR/TED Staff,  Sep 12

The value and limitations of big data on the human genome: probing function, by Dr Chris Rands, PHG Foundation, Sep 12

Genetic testing For BRCA is a personal decision, by Elaine Shattner, Forbes, Sep 11  

The technology, medicine and ethics of the fast changing field of genetic counseling, by Joe Linstroth, WKAR, Sep 11

Unknown unknowns: Is there a selection bias against null results? Wellcome Trust, Sep 11

How much of your genome is functional? By Felicity Davies, PLOS Biologue, Sep 2