It seems that lately everything in genetics, which has morphed into genomics, is big, big, big. Data on half a million people…
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post Celebrating the Pioneering Experiments in GeneticsRead more
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post Retiring the Single Gay Gene HypothesisRead more
The once-prevailing concept of a sole “gay gene” dictating sexual orientation has been put to rest in a powerhouse study published today…
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post RIP Kary Mullis, Father of PCRRead more
When the name Kary Mullis popped up in my news feed on Monday, I was excited to read what I thought would…
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post 6 Types of Exercise That Counter Inherited Obesity RiskRead more
Exercise is a key component of any weight-loss plan, but it’s especially important for people who’ve inherited a tendency to easily put…
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post CRISPRed Exosomes Correct Rett Syndrome Communication BreakdownRead more
CRISPR continues to be big news. Condemnation of the gene editing technology was swift late last year when a researcher in China…
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post How a Mutation Turned Almonds from Toxin to TreatRead more
Eating just 50 bitter almonds can release enough hydrogen cyanide to kill an adult in under 3 minutes. Fortunately, the sweet variety that we…
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post Beaver Feces Inspire a Way to Convert Type A to Type O Human BloodRead more
My writing assignments for Medscape Medical News tend to be formulaic: summarize the findings of an interesting new paper, enabling busy health care…
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post When a Rare Mutation Causes a Rare Disease: Jacob’s StoryRead more
For some parents, a physician’s advice to “just take him home and love him,” presumably letting nature take it’s most likely course…
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post Revising Textbook Coverage of Prenatal Diagnosis in an Anti-choice ClimateRead more
I’ve become a stalker. When I recently stopped at an intersection behind a car with bumper stickers “Make Abortion Criminal Again” and…
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post Clinical Trial Set to Start for CLN1 Batten DiseaseRead more
On May 21, Abeona Therapeutics announced the go-ahead from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a clinical trial to test a…
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post Anatomy of an Impossible BurgerRead more
Burger King is going to sell the Impossible Burger and McDonald’s is soon to follow with its own meatless patty. So I thought I’d…
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post Thriving in Thin Air Goes Back 160,000 Years to the Denisovans, New Study FindsRead more
Fleshing out the details of ancient humanity has typically begun with fossil finds and then, years later, sequencing genes and genomes. That…