How to Free Personal Genetics
Consumer genetic tests like 23andMe aren't medical devices, and the FDA shouldn't regulate them like blood-sugar meters or pregnancy tests.
Genome
Do We Need to Be Protected From Our Genomes?
Despite the FDA's recent ban on 23andMe's personal genome analysis, we still don't know how best to regulate personal genome information.
Henrietta Lacks and the Paradox of Science and Privacy
Can scientific advances and patient privacy coexist?
The Guerrilla War on Cancer
Will we ever find a cure for cancer? Well, the answer isn't so simple.
The Real and Growing Possibility of Genome Theft
Genome theft is already a possibility, and that problem looks like it's only going to grow.
Making It Personal: Geneticist Michael Snyder Puts a Face on Personalized Medicine
The single participant in a groundbreaking—and controversial—study is forcing clinicians to confront the thorny ethical issues surrounding the sequencing of individual genomes to offer a glimpse at what the future of medicine may look like.