Florida bill to bar life, disability, and long-term care insurers from using genetic information in coverage decisions poised to become law, according to Florida Politics.
Holden Thorp, the editor-in-chief of Science, has penned an editorial criticizing President Donald Trump's distortion of science in the time of COVID-19.
NIH Director Francis Collins describes at Forbes how the agency is working with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop gene-based treatments for sickle cell disease and HIV for sub-Saharan Africa.
In Genome Research this week: approach to isolate viral genomes from metagenomic sequence collections, regulatory shifts in individuals with autism spectrum disorder, and more.
USA Today reports the Department of Justice issued a final rule that will enable the wider collection of DNA from individuals in federal immigration custody.
In Science this week: single-cell RNA sequencing approach to study mRNA synthesis and degradation rates, atlas of protein-coding genes in human, pig, and mouse brains, and more.
Direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies are searching for a genetic reason for why some people, but not others, become gravely ill with COVID-19, the Detroit Free Press reports.
In PNAS this week: forward genetics-base analysis of retinal development, interactions of T cell receptors with neoantigens in colorectal cancer, and more.
