Researchers integrated results from a pathogen-host association study with available clinical data to find variants influencing both infection responses and other disease risks.
A multi-region analysis of colorectal cancers suggests samples from opposite sides of a tumor can help trace early, invasiveness-related tumor characteristics.
Speakers at HudsonAlpha's Genomic Medicine Conference said while sequencing results sometimes result in a diagnosis and change in care, they often have no consequence.
Researchers are exploring alternative ways to return genetic testing results to grapple with the anticipated increase in testing and see a role for the web.
A lawyer and a scientist say the best result in the CRISPR patent fight would be narrow patents that prevent anyone from controlling downstream innovation.
