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The GenePOPS addressed issues raised by the growing number of large biobanks for use in genomic research.
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Participants discussed the growth in whole-genome tests, the extent to which consumers understand their results and what they do with them, and the power of the tests to predict an individual's risk of disease.
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Made as part of the Center's Public Consultation on Genetics, Environment, and Health, this video gives an overview of the role of genes in shaping health.
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Made as part of the Center's Public Consultation on Genetics, Environment, and Health, this video gives an overview of the interaction of genes with environmental factors, and the impact of these interactions on health.
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Made as part of the Center's Public Consultation on Genetics, Environment, and Health, this video gives an overview of the proposed large-cohort study on genes and the environment.
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Genetic research may hold great promise for better treating mental illness, but psychiatrists should hold off on replacing their couches with gene-sequencing machines for now, according to panel members at the Center's December 17 GenePOPS.
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Panelists with contrasting views on whether human genes should be patented faced off at the National Press Club.
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The Center hosted a seminar in March on what DNA can -- and cannot -- reveal about human history and identity.
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The Genetics and Public Policy Center, Genetic Alliance, and Public Citizen held a joint news conference to call on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to provide better oversight of genetic testing.
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The military, however, routinely considers genetic information from service members -- to make assignments, terminate or promote, and decide health care benefits.
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Parkinson's Disease. Cancer. Spinal cord injury. Although these conditions are strikingly different, some scientists believe that human embryonic stem cells could form the basis for treating all of them.
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Today, from Major League baseball diamonds to Olympic swimming pools, ugly accusations of illegal steroid use abound. Will tomorrow's sports pages be filled with similar stories about athletes using genetic enhancements that promise a stronger pitch
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