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No Genetic Discrimination Allowed ... Well, Except for Some of You

In the wake of GINA finally becoming law, Brandon Keim at Wired blogs about the "blind spots" the bill didn't deal with. He interviewed Tera Eerkes of Qtrait, who noted that some issues are still unresolved: for one, the law "does not prevent genetic discrimination against people when they are applying for life insurance, or long term care and disability insurance," she notes.

Another concern she has is that overcoming the GINA hurdle will "lead to a surge in demand for personal genetic testing" -- which is not necessarily a bad thing, as long as customers understand that they are often allowing the service companies to sell their genetic information to other organizations.

 

The Scan

Harvard Team Report One-Time Base Editing Treatment for Motor Neuron Disease in Mice

A base-editing approach restored SMN levels and improved motor function in a mouse model of spinal muscular atrophy, a new Science paper reports.

International Team Examines History of North American Horses

Genetic and other analyses presented in Science find that horses spread to the northern Rockies and Great Plains by the first half of the 17th century.

New Study Examines Genetic Dominance Within UK Biobank

Researchers analyze instances of genetic dominance within UK Biobank data, as they report in Science.

Cell Signaling Pathway Identified as Metastasis Suppressor

A new study in Nature homes in on the STING pathway as a suppressor of metastasis in a mouse model of lung cancer.