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Opinion: The Trouble With Home DNA Tests
By not in system - AOL News(Dec. 20) -- Individually wrapped praline swirls. "Excellent." Funky striped knee-length socks. "Nice touch." And, right at the bottom of the stocking, a DNA test. "Oh. Santa, you really shouldn't have. ..." I mean, you really shouldn't have. Believe it or not, personal genetic tests -- which promise to reveal risks of future health conditions from pancreatic cancer to heart attack -- are being promoted as wonderful Christmas gifts this year. One U.S.-based company, 23andMe, is selling them at a knockdown $99 until Dec. 25. The website of another, DeCODEme, quotes a buyer saying this gift ...
Guidelines Readied for Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's
By Katie Drummond - AOL News(July 14) -- The criteria used to diagnose Alzheimer's could be transformed thanks to technological innovations that make earlier diagnosis a viable possibility, according to a series of recommendations delivered by three groups of experts. Though our understanding of Alzheimer's has changed rapidly in the past two decades, little has changed in how -- and when -- the ailment is diagnosed. These changes, released Tuesday at the annual Alzheimer's Association meeting, would be the first in 26 years. New technologies, like PET scans and spinal fluid tests, would allow specialists to place ...
Should Companies Be Allowed To Patent Breast Cancer Gene?
By Katie Drummond - Politics DailyIn a lawsuit that could have widespread implications for the international biotechnology industry, a bid to prevent the patenting of a key breast cancer gene is spurring heated debate in Australia. A collective of lawyers and one breast cancer patient are suing four Australian biotech firms, alleging that the companies can't patent BRCA1, a gene implicated in some breast cancer cases. "The narrow legal issue is that human genetic material is not patentable because patent law is intended to cover inventions not discoveries," Rebecca Gilsenan, one of the case lawyers, told the Australian ...
Baseball's Brave New World of Genetic Testing
By Ria Misra - Politics DailyWe earlier admonished Wimbledon officials for taking women's attractiveness into account when setting up court assignments, but at least female tennis players don't have to hand over DNA samples before they can play. That's not always the case with baseball players. The New York Times reports that baseball officials have turned to DNA tests and bone scans to confirm some players' identities and ages before signing them. It seems that some player-prospects fudge such information -- specifically, they claim they're younger -- to make themselves more attractive to teams. Federal law passed ...
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