Genetics

For cancer patients, Genomic Health's test provides a report detailing the genetic makeup of their tumors, telling them how likely a tumor will respond to chemotherapy.

1 | November 29, 2012 9:20pm | By Janet Fang

Scientists have genetically engineered three cats so they potentially have resistance to AIDS -- and so they glow in the dark.

23 | September 12, 2011 6:49am | By Laura Shin

And we'll be making diet, lifestyle, and medical choices based on specific information rather than on hunches, according to Ion Torrent's Jonathan Rothberg.

4 | February 28, 2013 2:16pm | By Janet Fang

This is the first time scientists have found evidence of DNA mutations linked to intelligence.

5 | August 10, 2011 10:59am | By Boonsri Dickinson

How do you decaffeinate water that's polluted by our widespread use of caffeine? Engineer some bacteria who literally live off caffeine. They'll eat it.

1 | March 28, 2013 10:51am | By Janet Fang

By identifying genetic variations that are linked to diseases and drug response, the new software creates a medically relevant report on genetics and metabolism.

June 13, 2012 3:35pm | By Janet Fang

Researchers report the first genetic link to ADHD.

5 | September 30, 2010 8:41am | By Boonsri Dickinson

Scientists discovered genes associated with old age. Will there be a test for longevity?

3 | July 2, 2010 2:06pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

Yahoo will soon begin selling home genetic testing kits for the general public to find out if they are susceptible to particular diseases.

2 | November 5, 2012 4:58am | By Charlie Osborne

What data does is improve care and drive down costs. The medical profession has systems for using such data, procedures going back decades, but this use is often hampered by the small numbers of...

November 17, 2009 11:06am | By Dana Blankenhorn

With SelectaDNA's High Velocity DNA Tagging System, police officers can mark rioters or looters with a unique, synthetic DNA tag and apprehend them after things have calmed down.

12 | February 7, 2013 10:42pm | By Janet Fang

A new report has suggested that controversial fertility treatment which creates embryos from two women and one man can be ethical.

3 | June 13, 2012 9:28pm | By Charlie Osborne

With the Google partnership, DNAnexus aims to bring DNA databases to the browser.

October 13, 2011 4:48pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

It can be quicker and easier to sequence a genome than it is to analyze the resulting data. What do those As, Ts, Gs, and Cs mean for disease risks? Two California startups break the bottleneck.

May 8, 2012 7:47pm | By Janet Fang

A breakthrough in our understanding of 99% of our DNA could lead to new drugs and broadens our understanding of the cause of diseases like lupus and multiple sclerosis.

2 | September 12, 2012 3:00am | By Laura Shin

Browse the human genome on an iPad, all 3 billion base pairs.

3 | June 25, 2011 4:00am | By Boonsri Dickinson

Scientists have found a link between Internet addiction and a genetic mutation involved in nicotine addiction.

5 | September 1, 2012 9:54pm | By Amy Kraft

British scientists figured out how genetically modified genes can transfer from a bacterium to a fungus.

2 | October 28, 2010 12:11pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

A $149 genetic test can help people pick between a low-carb and low-fat diet.

1 | March 3, 2010 12:43pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

Scientific American released its list of 10 world-changing ideas, which include civilian uses for drones, popping pills to prevent Alzheimer's and genome sequencing for fetuses.

5 | November 18, 2012 9:38pm | By Laura Shin