No Patent for Dolly the Cloned Sheep, Court Rules, Adding to Industry Jitters
Dolly the sheep enjoyed a brief and highly publicized life as the first mammal cloned from an adult cell before succumbing to lung disease in 2003 at age 6. But…
genetics
If Your Doctor Could Tell You That You'll Get Breast Cancer, Would You Want to Know?
Counsyl, a Silicon Valley company that screens prospective parents for their risk of passing on rare inherited diseases, has expanded its genetic testing service to assess your inherited risks for…
Is FDA's Crackdown on Direct-To-Consumer Genetic Testing a Violation of the First Amendment?
In November 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered the company 23andMe to stop offering its direct-to-consumer DNA testing service, which provided individuals with $99 assessments of their…
Mother's Diet Modifies Her Child's DNA
A mother’s diet before conception can permanently affect how her child’s genes function, according to a study published in Nature Communications. The first such evidence of the effect in humans opens…
Cochlear Implant Gene Therapy
Cochlear implants are among the most successful bionic devices ever developed. Available since the 1970s, they have restored some measure of hearing to more than 300,000 people around the world….
Cloning Advance Using Stem Cells from Human Adult Reopens Ethical Questions
Scientists have grown stem cells from adults using cloning techniques for the first time — bringing them closer to developing patient-specific lines of cells that can be used to treat…