Test Avoidance

May 26, 2017

This post has been updated to reflect the current enrollment goals for the BabySeq study and to include the co-PI.

People may be avoiding genetic tests because of fears of discrimination by insurance companies, Gizmodo reports.

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The Scan

The apple has traveled westward and eastward along the Silk Road, according to a new genetic analysis.

In Nature this week: GWAS data used to reposition drugs for psychiatric use, and more.

Genetic disease risk information doesn't always spur people to make healthy lifestyle changes, according to the Associated Press.

A University of California, San Diego-led team has used liquid biopsies to uncover possible treatments for patients with cancers of unknown primary.