Nation Mar 24 Genetic testing company 23andMe files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as co-founder resigns By Associated Press
Health Jan 08 Watch 9:25 How a growing trove of genetic data is informing medical breakthroughs Individualized medicine, in which treatments are customized based on a patient’s unique DNA, is a rising field. Along with an ever-expanding genetic database, it offers tantalizing promise for solving some of medicine's most daunting challenges. But individualized medicine also carries… By Miles O'Brien
Science Jan 06 A deep dive into newborns’ DNA may reveal potential disease risks — but is the testing worth it? Looking for diseases in newborns’ DNA that could arise during adulthood is more ethically fraught than focusing on childhood conditions. By Andrew Joseph, STAT
Science Oct 12 DNA ancestry searches can now identify most white Americans. Here’s why that’s legally questionable Police identified the Golden State Killer with a genetic ancestry search for his distant relatives. These two studies show how easy that could be done for anyone. By Nsikan Akpan
Science Aug 20 How white supremacists respond when their DNA says they’re not ‘white’ When confronted with genetic evidence suggesting someone isn't “pure blood,” as white supremacists put it, they do not cast the person out of online communities. They bargain. By Nsikan Akpan
Apr 09 Before you send your spit to 23andMe, what you need to know By Sharon Begley, STAT The genetic testing company 23andMe received approval this week from regulators to sell genetic reports on an individual’s risk for 10 diseases, most prominently Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Continue reading
Mar 14 This insurance company wants to analyze your saliva to predict when you’ll die By Rebecca Robbins, STAT A life insurance company is turning to the hot, but still unproven, field of epigenetics to try to bet on how long you’re likely to live. Continue reading
Mar 11 House Republicans would let employers demand workers’ genetic test results By Sharon Begley, STAT A House panel voted to allow employers to require workers to undergo genetic testing or risk paying a penalty of thousands of dollars. Continue reading
Oct 21 23andMe returns with modified, FDA-approved genetic tests By Joshua Barajas Nearly two years after the Food and Drug Administration barred its only product from sale, 23andMe announced Wednesday that it can market its health-related genetic tests again. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 5:24 Not Trending: Using drones for search and rescue By PBS News Hour When we only pay attention to the things that are trending in our social networks, we may be missing some compelling stories. Carlos Watson, CEO of website Ozy, joins Gwen Ifill to share a few overlooked items, including search and… Continue watching