Tag: genome

Fine-tuning Cancer Treatments

By Emily Singer | 07/21/2010 | 0 Comments

Drug companies are harnessing new knowledge of cancer genetics.

The $30 Genome?

By Emily Singer | 06/07/2010 | 0 Comments

A startup is developing a new and potentially much cheaper sequencing technology based on microfluidics.

How Personal Genomics Could Change Health Care

By Emily Singer | 04/30/2010 | 0 Comments

The select few who have had their genomes sequenced learn to use that information for health care.

Genetic Clues to Cancer's Spread

By Emily Singer | 04/14/2010 | 0 Comments

Sequencing the genomes of both healthy and cancer cells from the same patient hints at how cancer metastasizes.

Fingertip Bacteria: A Promising Forensic Tool

By Alla Katsnelson | 03/16/2010 | 4 Comments

The genetic makeup of microbes on a person's skin could provide crime scene evidence.

A Vision for Personalized Medicine

By Emily Singer | 03/09/2010 | 5 Comments

Genomics pioneer Leroy Hood says a coming revolution in medicine will bring enormous new opportunities.

A Personalized Tumor Tracker

By Nora Schultz | 02/18/2010 | 0 Comments

DNA changes could help doctors see if stray cancer cells remain after treatment.

The Year in Biomedicine

By Emily Singer | 12/22/2009 | 1 Comment

Advances in antiaging drugs, acoustic brain surgery, flu vaccines--and the secret to IQ.

Massive Gene Database Planned in California

By David Talbot | 10/21/2009 | 1 Comment

The data will be compared against electronic health records and patients' personal information.

The Human Genome in 3-D

By Emily Singer | 10/08/2009 | 2 Comments

New technology reveals how DNA molecules pack themselves inside a cell nucleus.

Complete Genomics Sequences 14 Genomes

By David Ewing Duncan | 09/10/2009 | 0 Comments

The company sequenced the genomes in the last six months and plans 10,000 more next year.

The Human Genome: Yours for $48,000

By Emily Singer | 06/11/2009 | 0 Comments

A new sequencing service aims to take whole-genome sequencing mainstream.

Hunting for Clues in the Swine Flu Genetic Code

By Emily Singer | 04/29/2009 | 0 Comments

As the World Health Organization raises its pandemic alert to level 5, scientists study the genetic sequence of the virus.

A Hole in the Genome

By Emily Singer | 02/24/2009 | 1 Comment

A small chunk of DNA linked to schizophrenia, mental retardation, and autism may change the way we think about disease.

Neanderthal Genome Unraveled

By Lauren Gravitz | 02/12/2009 | 0 Comments

Scientists announce the first complete draft of our closest relative's genome.