Reviews & Commentaries on Science & Technology

Reviews & Commentaries on Science & Technology

Proposed treatment to fix genetic diseases raises ethical issues, by Rob Stein, National Public Radio, Oct 9
Improving genome understanding- The cost and accuracy of genome sequencing have improved dramatically. George Church asks why so few people are opting to inspect their genome. Nature,  Oct 9
The way forward: Realizing the promise of precision medicine and big data. Peter Yu, ASCO Connection, Oct 7
Establishing transdisciplinary professionalism for improving health outcomes – Institute of Medicine Workshop Summary, Oct 7
Large scale sequencing efforts go beyond genetic variations towards function, by nextgenseek, Oct 5
Is direct to consumer genetic testing profitable? Seqonomics blog, Oct 6
Genes play a role in breast cancer risk for some; lifestyle changes cut risk for many, Nanci Hellmich, USA Today, Oct 1
Where are all the miracle drugs? The human genome was sequenced about 13 years ago. We were supposed to have major medical advances in a decade, by Brian Palmer, Slate Magazine, Sep 30
Dangerous work. Behavioral geneticists must tread carefully to prevent their research being misinterpreted. Editorial, Nature, Oct 2
The Human Genome Project wasn’t overhyped. The payoff just took time,  by Sasha Kamb Xconomy, Oct 3
Genomics England and the 100,000 genomes, by Caroline Wright, Genomes Unzipped, Oct 4 
Should you get tested for the breast cancer gene?  Beth Greenfield, Shine Staff, Oct 3
Why I love genetics, By Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, Oct 7
US to enter the fray on mitochondrial replacement,  by Dr Philippa Brice, PHG Foundation, Oct 10
Small bits of genetic material fight cancer's spread, ScienceNews, Oct 15
Our bodies, our data: New technologies have launched the life sciences into the age of big data. Biologists must now make sense of their windfall, by Emily Singer, Quanta Magazine, Oct 3
Our genomes are talking to us - are we good listeners? By Aaron Krol, Clinical Informatics News, Oct 8