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Sep 06, 2016

Genomics of Weight-Loss Advice

With a genomic registry, researchers will be studying factors involved in obesity to develop tailored weight-loss advice.

Jul 28, 2016

This Week in Nature

In Nature this week: variant linked to obesity risk in Samoans, health of cloned animals, and more.

Jul 25, 2016

BMI-Associated Mutation With Potential Energy Conservation Role ID'd In Samoans

A genome-wide association and fine-mapping study of Samoans led to a missense mutation in the CREBRF gene that seems to correspond with increased fat storage.

May 23, 2016

This Week in PLOS

In PLOS this week: canine GWAS of skeletal syndromes, Chagas disease outcomes and genetic ancestry, and more.

May 04, 2016

The Pudgy Lab

Researchers link obesity in Labrador retrievers to a deletion in their POMC gene.

Mar 17, 2016

This Week in Nature

In Nature this week: analysis of nuclear DNA from ancient hominin, epigenetic influence on obesity, and more.

Feb 10, 2016

This Week in Cell

In Cell this week: characterization of functional genomic features in breast cancer cell lines, epigenetic pattern linked to obesity, and more.

Feb 08, 2016

Team Presents Proof-of-Principle TWAS for Obesity-Relevant Traits

Researchers demonstrated the feasibility of doing a transcriptome-wide association study using GWAS data and imputed expression clues from reference individuals.

Feb 02, 2016

Morning People Harbor Certain Genetic Variants, According to 23andMe Study

A genome-wide association study of some 89,000 people linked variants in circadian rhythm genes to being a morning person.

Jan 28, 2016

Twin Study Reveals Epigenetic 'On/Off' Switch for Obesity

The researchers found that epigenetic marks altered the way weight control-related genes acted in genetically identical mice and in human twin pairs.

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This Week in Science

In Science this week: International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium publishes the bread wheat cultivar Chinese Spring reference genome, and more.

New Framework Suggested

At his FDA Law Blog, Jeffrey Gibbs discusses FDA's technical assistance for the draft Diagnostic Accuracy and Innovation Act.

Penguins With Roving Eyes

The New York Times reports that genetic testing has uncovered unfaithful penguins at a Utah aquarium.

Funding Lost

Cancer researcher loses funding under new Wellcome Trust anti-bullying policies, the Guardian reports.

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