Reviews, News & Commentaries

Reviews, News & Commentaries

Introduction to bioinformatics- online course for clinicians, from the National Health Service, Genetics Education Center

Mobile genomics: Early insights and excitement as mobile DNA sequencing takes off, by
Dr Leila Luheshi, PHG Foundation Aug 26

Translating mutation to function: Genome editing may revolutionise how we interpret our genomes, by Leila Lehushi, PHG Foundation, Aug 27

CDC blog post: Family trees and family ties: Can family communication increase breast cancer screening and monitoring? By Kari Mendelsohn-Victor, Deb Duquette, Maria Katapodi, Aug 25 

Will lowering the price of genetic testing raise the cost of medical care? Forbes, Aug 25

Facing Our Risk of Cancer Empowered (FORCE) is on a mission to enroll 15,000 people into hereditary breast and ovarian cancer research studies

Disease biomarkers reflect genetics and lifestyle, too, GEN News Highlights, Aug 22

Nature vs nurture versus nature and nurture: A sketch of the history of the study of heredity, development, and variation, Intersecting processes post, Aug 22

Why nurture is just as important as nature for understanding genetics, The Conversation, Aug 22

A gene that makes you need less sleep? By Maria Konnikova, New Yorker, Aug 21  

New test shows promise in identifying mystery illnesses, By Meredith Cohn, Baltimore Sun, Aug 21

Why DNA testing isn’t always best for customising medical treatment, The New Statesman, Aug 21

Cancer research: Not a one-size-fits-all approach, by Kathy Giusti, Wired, Aug 14