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The Trouble with My Daughter’s DNA
By the time my first child was two months old, I knew something was wrong. Amanda, who is 14 now, has low muscle tone and didn’t walk until she was almost 2 years old. Her arms have limited ability, and she has inflammatory …
Test Your DNA for Diseases — No Doctor Required
Anne Wojcicki plans to sell whole-genome sequencing directly to consumers, no doctors needed
Will My Son Develop Cancer? The Promise (and Pitfalls) of Sequencing Children’s Genomes
Sophisticated new DNA testing can tell parents whether their babies are at increased risk of cancer, dementia and other diseases that may not strike until adulthood
TIME Explains: Genome Sequencing
Time’s Bonnie Rochman explains how doctors are mapping out all the genes in a person’s body
23andMe Wants FDA Approval for Personal DNA Testing. What Can It Reveal?
Winning government approval would be the first step in increasing public confidence in personalized genetic testing
Watch Out for the Cows. They Might Be Carrying a New Strain of MRSA
The medical news this week has been dominated by the possible carcinogenicity of cell phones and the virulent E. coli outbreak in Europe. But I hope your closet of fear isn’t full yet — I’ve got one more bit of medical worry to …
Study: Researchers Identify Hundreds of Gene Variants That Contribute to Height
If you’re cursing Mom and Dad’s genes for making you too short (or too tall), you’d probably be justified.