Mark Leach, J.D., published an article called “My Daughter’s Paradoxical Genes” detailing the seemingly paradoxical case of the ethical considerations arising from his daughter Juliet’s genes. Specifically, he examines the…
ISG Associate Director Jessica Lynch Alfaro was an invited speaker at the UCLA/Sloan Colloquium at the UCLA Film School this Saturday, October 22. Lynch Alfaro presented a talk on ‘Genetic…
ISG Director Eric Vilain has been featured in several news reports about his latest publication, “Epigenetic Predictor of Age“. He and other UCLA scientists Sven Bocklandt, Wen Lin, Mary Sehl,…
Whole-genome sequencing has enabled doctors to provide a pair of 14-year-old twins, Alexis and Noah Beery, with a simple, highly effective treatment for a rare condition called DRD, or dopa-responsive dystonia. The tale…
In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the U.S. court of appeals in Washington overturned a judge’s order that would have blocked federal financing of stem cell research. The judges…
ISG Director Dr. Eric Vilain commented in an Associated Press article about new rules established by the International Association of Athletic Federations concerning the privacy of athletes whose gender is…