Harnessing “DNA surgery” to develop therapeutic medicines for genetic liver and heart diseases
Genome editing is increasingly recognzed as a leading frontier in biomedical research and an essential driver of healthcare…
MyHeritage DNA Tests: Unlock your family history and trace your ancestry with a simple test
Then there’s Wanda, who went looking for her biological father. It was only after DNA testing that she…
Two people with same lifestyle can have different heart health? Doctor shares diet for genetic variations
Heart diseases are growing at an alarming pace around the world. As per a World Health Organisation report…
Genetic modification enhances “living drugs” for blood cancers
CAR T cells are patient-derived, genetically engineered immune cells. They are “living drugs” and constitute a milestone in…
Research shows different EML4-ALK variants drive lung cancer aggressiveness
About five percent of lung adenocarcinomas, one of the most common forms of lung cancer, are driven by…
Genomic study reveals colonial and Indigenous contributions to modern South Africans
A genomic analysis of over 1,200 people from across South Africa reveals how colonial-era European, Indigenous Khoe-San peoples,…
PacBio Targets Carrier Screening, Aims to Simplify Genetic Testing
PacBio is known in the genomics space for its HiFi sequencing technology—which provides long, highly accurate reads. But…
Scientists uncover 53 genetic clues that shape math ability beyond IQ
An exciting new study reveals the hidden genetic architecture of quantitative ability, showing how brain wiring and signaling…
Low dose of aspirin cuts recurrence risk in colorectal cancer with genetic mutation
A Swedish-led research team at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital has shown in a new randomized clinical…
Empowerment Through DNA Knowledge – Saucon Source
Jessica Burke of Allentown remembered she previously signed up to participate in the St. Luke’s DNA Answers research…
New genetic test redefines diagnosis and management of hereditary pancreatitis
A new genetic test developed at Mayo Clinic is redefining how clinicians diagnose and manage hereditary pancreatitis. Pancreatitis, inflammation…
Rare ABCA7 gene variants linked to Alzheimer’s risk
A new study from MIT neuroscientists reveals how rare variants of a gene called ABCA7 may contribute to…