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Genomics|Update|Non Communicable Diseases

Volume 34  Number 16  April 23-30, 2015

Reviews, News and Commentaries

Beyond bar and line graphs: Time for a new data presentation paradigm. 
Weissgerber TL et al. PLoS Biol. 2015 Apr 13(4) e1002128

Bringing access to the full spectrum of cancer research: a call for papers. 
PLoS Med. 2015 Apr 12(4) e1001817

Developing medicines that mimic the natural successes of the human genome: Lessons from NPC1L1, HMGCR, PCSK9, APOC3, and CETP. 
Kathiresan S et al. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 2015 Apr 21. 65(15) 1562-6

The history and fate of the gold standard 
Jones DS, et al. Lancet Vol 385, No. 9977, p1502?1503, 18 April 2015

Editing human embryos: So this happened, by Carl Zimmer, National Geographic, Apr 22

Epigenetic marks lay foundations for a child's future abilities, Science Daily, Apr 22

Gene therapy benefits rare genetic disease patients, by Philippa Brice, PHG Foundation, Apr 22

BRCA gene datashare will help detect cancer risk, by Susan Miller, USA Today, Apr 21

FDA, CMS form interagency task force to coordinate LDT regulation, Genome Web, Apr 21 [by free subscription only]

Geisinger opens genomic research center, houses telegenomics program, HIT Consultant, Apr 21

Genome-wide analysis of asthma patients implicates VNN1 expression in treatment response,Genome Web, Apr 21 [by free subscription only]

Screening tests for breast cancer genes just got cheaper, by Rob Stein, NPR, Apr 21

The future of cancer treatment is (almost) here, by Tina Nova, Wired, Apr 21

Happy 150th anniversary to the 'Father of Modern Genetics', redOrbit, Apr 19

Researchers report initial feasibility of identifying patients who are exceptional responders to cancer therapy, NCI News, Apr 19

With BRCA genetic testing on rise, insurers balk, by Marie McCullough, Philly.com, Apr 19

Cancer genomics: Data, data and more data, by Clare Garvey, PLoS Blogs, Apr 17

The disease that turned us into genetic-information junkies, by Alexandra Ossola, Nautilus, Apr 17

US societies push back against NIH reproducibility guidelines, by Monya Baker, Nature News, Apr 17

Cancer: The Ras renaissance, by Heidi Ledford, Nature News, Apr 15

Divide and conquer: The molecular diagnosis of cancer, by Louis M. Staudt, NCI Blog Post, Apr 13