Genomics|Update|Non Communicable Diseases ► Reviews, News and Commentaries

Genomics|Update|Non Communicable Diseases

Volume 34  Number 18  May 7-14, 2015

Reviews, News and Commentaries

Whole-genome CNV analysis: advances in computational approaches.
Pirooznia M, et al. Front Genet. 2015 Apr 13;6:138.

Aligning incentives to fulfil the promise of personalised medicine 
Dzau VJ, et al. Lancet 2015 May 6

Precision medicine approaches peak hype, Forbes, May 6

Phil Bourne: Open data evangelist on NIH data plan,  Bio IT World, May 5

Pint-sized DNA sequencer impresses first users, by Erika Check Hayden, Nature News, May 5

Sequencing finds listeria in unlikely places, by Catherine Matacic, Science Magazine, May 5

New technology maps human genome in days, by Michele Munz, Naples Daily News, May 2

Genes determine whether exercise causes women to lose or gain weight, Huffington Post, May 1

Iceland study provides insights into disease, paves way for large-scale genomic studies, by Yekaterina Vaydylevich, NIH, May 1

New test can predict cancer up to 13 years before disease develops, The Telegraph, May 1

NIH summit delivers recommendations to transform Alzheimer’s disease research, NIH News, May 1

I’m a bioinformatician, Simon’s Blog, May 1

The big data addiction-NGS has it bad 
Greatest Challenge Lies In Effective Analysis and Interpretation. J Buguliskis, GEN News, May 2015

CRISPR germline editing reverberates through biotech community, Trade Secrets Blog, Apr 30

In the wake of new cures bill, NIH celebrates while FDA mulls responsibilities, by Kelly Servick, Science Insider, Apr 30

Public want to know medical findings from genomic research, by Dr Philippa Brice, PHG Foundation, Apr 30

Unlucky genes: When your family tree is full of cancer, Vancouver Sun Blog, Apr 30

For $249, shouldn’t we all have the cancer gene panel? My Gene Counsel, Apr 28

Toothbrush that checks your DNA for onset of cancer and Alzheimer's could revolutionise health care, say scientists, Daily Mail, Apr 25