Genes, Medicine, and the New Race Debate
An international project to map genetic differences between population groups could be an invaluable resource for treating human disease. But will it perpetuate ethnic stereotypes?Poring over the raw...
View ArticleGenealogy Gets More Precise
Rapidly growing databases enable a more complete picture of one’s ancestry.Tracing your ancestry via DNA is becoming a popular pastime, thanks to a growing number of consumer tests available over the...
View ArticleGenetic Geography
Genomic analysis reveals Europeans’ places of origin.An international group of scientists has shown that genetic analysis can pinpoint Europeans’ geographic origins within a few hundred kilometers. The...
View ArticleGenomes on Display
Ten volunteers may reveal their genetic and medical data.An intrepid group of volunteers will be granted a glimpse at their genomes today as part of the first release of data from the Personal Genome...
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