Developments in the field of personal genetics are in the news on almost a daily basis. Here are a few of this week’s highlights from the cutting edge of research and medicine:
Scientists bend banana genome to help children overcome vitamin A deficiency
Genetically modified Australian fruit could save the sight – and lives – of thousands of East African children
By Australian Associated Press, The Guardian
June 15, 2014
New Gene Therapy Rapidly Helps Patients With Rare Blood Disorder
By Matthew Herper, Forbes
June 14, 2014
Zebrafish Yield Insights into Heart Disease Therapeutic
New compound fished from chemical library may prevent sudden death
By Bonnie Prescott, Harvard Medical School News
June 11, 2014
Inclusion on our list does not imply any endorsement from pgEd. Also, there are many wonderful resources that we will not be able to cite, and we apologize in advance for works that we have not included.
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