My six-year-old’s reading and mark-up (in purple) of a paper in Nature Genetics authored by my friend, Dr. Linda Kao.Press Release - New gene variant identified for nondiabetic end stage renal disease in African-AmericansScientists at Johns Hopkins.
Topics: DNA and Disease, DNA Fun

New Scientist reports that the Industry Association of Synthetic Biology (IASB) will begin issuing a seal of approval for members to post on their websites which will show that the companies screen their orders for potentially dangerous DNA sequences....
Topics: DNA and the Law, Genetic Engineering

Along with the DNA of other bright minds, musicians, and athletes, clever funnyman Stephen Colbert’s digitized DNA will also be included in Operation Immortality’s digital time capsule that’s being delivered to the International Space...
Topics: DNA Podcasts and Videos, Personalities with DNA

For the same price as my Amazon Kindle E-Reader ($399 when I bought it, now $359), you can now get a whole genome scan from 23andMe. Originally $999, savings on DNA analysis chips were passed on to consumers.From the press release:23andMe is able to...
Topics: Business of DNA, DNA Testing

Three Silicon Valley celebrities are set to send their digitized DNA into space via NCsoft’s Operation Immortality project. Game designer Richard Garriott will deliver the DNA to the International Space Station on October 12. A digital time capsule.
Topics: DNA Fun, Personalities with DNA