This week, learn about research with important implications for heart disease and an investigation into a new blood test that may help transplant recipients. Read an interview with the scientist who sequenced the Neanderthal genome and a discussion of personal genome sequencing, the benefits as well as the ethical, legal, and social issues.
Will Genome Sequencing Make Us Smarter About Dealing With Diseases in Our Genes—Or Just More Anxious?
Doctors could use our genetic map to pinpoint the best treatment for our diseases. But how much do we want to know about what’s lurking in our DNA?
By Randy Rieland, smithsonian.com
June 23, 2014
Searching for Answers in Very Old DNA
A conversation with Svante Paabo
By Claudia Dreifus, The New York Times
June 23, 2014
New DNA blood test can better identify rejection after a heart transplant
By Loren Grush, FoxNews.com
June 18, 2014
In single gene, a path to fight heart attacks
By Gina Kolata, The New York Times
June 18, 2014
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