Genomics|Update|Non Communicable Diseases 9 ► Reviews, News and Commentaries

Genomics|Update|Non Communicable Diseases

Volume 34  Number 24  June 18-25, 2015

Reviews, News and Commentaries

When celebrities suddenly care about rare diseases, by Ricki Lewis, PLoS Blogs, June 18

Can DNA testing personalize skin care? New York Times, June 16

Finding needles in haystacks: making sense of genomic data, Genomics Education Programme, June 15

Genomic Medicine Meeting VIII: NHGRI's Genomic Medicine Portfolio (GM8), NHGRI, June 15

National Academies unveil gene editing advisory group, Front Line Genomics, June 15

Aging: Nature's way of reducing competition for resources, by Andrew Grant, Science News, June 12 [by paid subscription only]

Cancer discovered from prenatal blood test can save lives, by Veronica Hackethal, Medscape, June 11 [by free subscription only]

I got my genes tested. Should You? What genetic tests can tell us now and in the future, by Alexandra Ossola, Popular Science, June 11

Mom's diet during pregnancy can affect child's lifetime cancer risk, by Alice Park, Time, June 11

NIH approves strategic vision to transform National Library of Medicine, NIH News, June 11

ClinGen and lessons for the Precision Medicine Initiative, by Allison Proffitt, Bio IT World, June 10

Family ties: Why genetics matter, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, June 10

Funders must encourage scientists to share, Nature News, June 10

Genomic underpinnings of brain tumors expanded, National Cancer Institute News, June 10