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Reviews, News & Commentaries

Trial watch: Personalized medicines in late-stage development
Christopher-Paul Milne et al. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, April 30, 2014 

Cancer Omics—how much information is enough?GEN, May 6

Ending the diagnostic odyssey, PHG Foundation, May 6

From human genome research to clinical care: why standards are a health policy issue, by Dr Leila Luheshi, May 6

Mining the big data mountain, by Dr. Francis Collins, NIH Director’s Blog, May 6

Consumer gene tests face uncertain future, by Andrea Kissack, KQED, May 5

Direct-to-consumer genetic testing: a case of potential harm, by Nancy Fliesler, Vector, May 5

Here comes the sun: Genes and rethinking your sunscreen, by Ben Locwin, Genetic Literacy Project, May 5

How can gene testing help to treat and prevent cancer? By Nazneen Rahman, Harvesting the Genome blog post, May 5

Monitoring RNA levels in blood samples yields dynamic picture of fetal development, disease, say researchers, by Krista Conger, May 5

Step away from the DNA? Circulating *RNA* in blood gives dynamic information about pregnancy, health, by Krista Conger, Scope Blog, May 5

PCORI looks to link millions of electronic medical records by September 2015 , Policy and Medicine, May 5

Refusal to test genetics: Many people fear problems if disease risk found, by Randy Shore, the Vancouver Sun, May 5

Personal genomics: ‘Consumer’ DNA analysis may be of limited use (with video), the Vancouver Sun, May 5

Personal genomics: The test for everything (with video), by Randy Shore, the Vancouver Sun, May 5

Are pap smears on the way out? The New York Times, May 4

Genome sequencing: A costly way to save, by Randy Shore, the Vancouver Sun, May 4

Students learn about genes for NC DNA Day, Blue Ridge Now, May 3

11 years later: The human genome paves the way for genomic technology, by Ilana Greene, The Huffington Post, May 1