In 2019, I wrote about how sequencing the genomes of newborns might compromise their privacy if genetic information was not adequately protected…
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post A Genetic Crystal Ball: When Newborn Genome Sequencing Findings Explain Illnesses in RelativesRead more
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post The Dangers of “Do Your Own Research” and “Believe in Science”Read more
During the pandemic, we turned to our leaders for updates on the rapidly worsening, unprecedented situation. As days turned to weeks, and…
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post New Drug Miplyffa Approved for Rare Niemann-Pick Disease Type 3Read more
October is Niemann-Pick Awareness Month. FDA approved a treatment for type 3 of the ultra-rare genetic disease September 20. The quest has…
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post How the Classic TB Vaccine Treats Bladder Cancer – Zebrafish Avatars Reveal MechanismRead more
Thanks to biotechnology, immunotherapy has become standard of care along many a cancer patient’s journey, with many targeted drugs now available. One…
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post Genome Sequence of the Little Bush Moa Illuminates Avian EvolutionRead more
Since discovering my first fossils in a stream behind the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, when I was 10…
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post AI Tool CHIEF Paints a Landscape of a Cancer, Refining Diagnosis, Treatment, and PrognosisRead more
A diagnosis of stage IV cancer used to mark the beginning of the end. Today for many patients, it is the beginning…
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post Michael Crichton and James Patterson’s “Eruption” is Riveting, but with a Shaky Genetic FoundationRead more
I eagerly awaited publication of the novel Eruption, the brainchild of the late, great Michael Crichton and James Patterson, a master storyteller…
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post An “Unsilencer” Drug May Treat Angelman Syndrome – SomedayRead more
Angelman and Prader-Willi syndromes are intriguing related conditions. Each arises from missing the same small section of chromosome 15, but one develops…
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post Anthony Fauci’s Memoir “On Call” Journeys through a Half Century of Plagues Amid the Politics of Public HealthRead more
On Call, Dr. Anthony Fauci’s memoir, is a riveting read that ricochets through infectious disease challenges since the early 1980s. It concludes…
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post “Extinction” Echoes Jurassic Park, with a Pleistocene BackdropRead more
Multiple spoiler alert! In the classic film Jurassic Park (JP) from 1993, disasters unfurl at a theme park populated with dinosaurs cloned…
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post CRISPR to Reveal How “Water Bears” (Tardigrades) Survive Extreme EnvironmentsRead more
Tardigrades are among the weirdest of animals. Also known as “water bears” or “moss piglets,” the 1,300 recognized species are the only…
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post Can Engineered Tobacco Plants that Make Human Sugars Improve Infant Formula and Plant-Based Milks?Read more
In an eclectic application of transgenic technology, researchers at the University of California at Berkeley and Davis describe retooling cells of a…