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Genome Maps Solve Medical Mystery For CA Twins

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…

Appeals Court Lifts Stem Cell Research Ban

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…

With New Rules, Doubts About Semenya Should Stop

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…