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NEWS ABOUT: Personal Genome Project

Personal Genome Project stories: 3 news summaries
ANALYSIS

DNA Tests Can Improve Health—and Ruin Privacy

Testing labs can sell genomes to Big Pharma

Feb 17, 09 6:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Genetic testing is quickly becoming cheaper and widely available, prompting questions of whether the privacy of this most personal data can be ensured, writes Peter Dizikes for Salon. Companies such as 23andMe and Navigenics can study your genes for $399 or so to determine if you're at risk for a... More »

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drug companies • DNA • genome • regulation • pharmaceutical • Personal Genome Project



 

10 Volunteers Go Public 
 With Their DNA 

Database will divulge what really makes a Harvard man, and other genetic secrets

Oct 20, 08 10:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ten volunteers, including some rather well known ones, are exposing themselves online, the New York Times reports, by making their DNA available for anyone to peruse. The goal of the Personal Genome Project is to start making genetic information—along with personal traits called phenotypes—publicly available, a move whose... More »

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genetics • privacy • DNA • genome • James Watson • Personal Genome Project • Esther Dyson • Steven Pinker

Project Launched to Map Genes of 1,000 People

Controversial international genome project

Jan 23, 08 6:52 AM CST
(Newser) - An international project to sequence the genomes of at least 1,000 people has begun at three research institutes in England, China and the US. The information gathered in the "1,000 Genomes Project " will be used to create a reference map of genetic variations. "This is... More »

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DNA • genes • human genome • 1000 Genome Project • Beijing Genomics Institute • Sanger Institute • National Human Genome Research Institute • International HapMap Project • Personal Genome Project

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