Topic
Genetics
157 published works
GlobalTort
240 Whole Genomes Analyzed in Two Days Using 25% of a Supercomputer – at the University of Chicago
By Kirk Hartley
How much change is ahead in molecular science, and then toxic torts? Consider this. A new paper reports that the University of Chicago's "Beagle" supercomputer analyzed 240 whole genomes in…
The Right Coast
Scientists discover double meaning in genetic code | UW Today
Since the genetic code was deciphered in the 1960s, scientists have assumed that it was used exclusively to write information about proteins. UW scientists were stunned to discover that genomes…
The Right Coast
Ancient DNA Links Native Americans With Europe
Now comes a surprising twist, from the complete nuclear genome of a Siberian boy who died 24,000 years ago the oldest complete genome of a modern human sequenced to date.…
Family Law Prof Blog
Good Marriages Genetic?
By Family Law
From Huffington Post:The reason your marriage is plagued by extreme highs and lows may lie in your DNA, a study released Monday claims.Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and…
The Faculty Lounge
(Taboo) Science, Policy & the Importance of Good Science Communication: Redux
In late May, I wrote the following: Yesterday, the Social Science Genetic Association Consortium, an international consortium that pools and conducts social science research on existing genome-wide association study (GWAS)…
Food Safety News
Science Answers Question: Where Did Blue Eggs Come From?
By News Desk
Viruses can cause foodborne illnesses, but viruses can also shape the evolution and diversity of a species to create something entirely new on the menu. Take the much-in-demand blue eggs…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“What Real-World Criminal Cases Tell Us About Genetics Evidence”
Main August 13, 2013"What Real-World Criminal Cases Tell Us About Genetics Evidence" The title of this post is the headline of this notable new article on SSRN authored by Deborah…
The Faculty Lounge
Science, Art, Policy, and the Importance of Good Science Communication
Recently, several media outlets, including NPR, the New York Times, and Big Think, have covered the story of Ph.D. student in Electronic Arts Heather Dewey-Hagborg, who makes 3-D "masks," or…
The Right Coast
The big fat truth : Nature News & Comment
Late in the morning on 20 February, more than 200 people packed an auditorium at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts. The purpose of the event, according…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Jaime King on Prenatal Genetic Testing and Abortion Politics
Jaime Staples King (Hastings College of the Law) has published Not This Child: Constitutional Questions in Regulating Non-Invasive Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis and Selective Abortion in the UCLA Law Review. Here is the…