Topic
Genetics
157 published works
D.C. Medical Malpractice Blog
ACOG Position on First-Trimester Screening Methods
According to a Committee Opinion issued by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), first-trimester screening for genetic defects is a real option for pregnant women, but only if…
Cam Law
Modified Mice Beat Cancer
Scientists at Wake Forest University School of Medicine identified a mouse resistant to even the most aggressive cancers, and now have prevented cancer in ordinary lab mice by injecting them…
Food Poison Journal
Bringing human genome technology to the dinner table
Paul Elias of the Associated Press reports that Max Rothschild has been trying to "build" a better pig for almost 30 years, since he took a job cleaning up after…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Not elder law: Fabled tortoise ‘doesn’t look a day over 160’
From the Toronto Globe and Mail:Munching hibiscus flowers and blissfully ignorant of the controversysurrounding her ancestry, the wrinkled old lady marked another birthdayyesterday.Born in the days when slavery was practised…
Traumatic Brain Injury Law Blog
Common Gene May Increase Risk of Mental Illness
Daniel R. Weinberger, M.D, of the National Institutes of Health, explains how a common version of a gene may increase risk of mental illness.
Cam Law
Nutritional Genomics Promises to Unravel Links Between Nutrition and Genetics
Newsweek reported that the new model for "nutritional genomics" suggests that just as drug effectiveness varies by individual and interacts with genes, so too do the effectiveness of nutritional strategies.…
DennisKennedy.Blog
The Double Helix at 50
The NY Times has a nice retrospective for the 50th anniversary of the discovery of DNA.