I got this off Senator John McCain’s Twitter (yes, he now tweets). Over the last few days, the Arizona lawmaker has been tweeting his version of “The Top Porkiest Projects� in the Omnibus spending bill. Here are science/genetics projects that Sen. McCain consider earmarks or pork-barrel: “$8...

It is awfully heartbreaking when the doctor can’t tell if you gave birth to a boy or a girl. Sex organs develop early in the fetus such that the baby’s sex can be determined as early as 19-20 weeks in the womb. Unfortunately, the sex organs of about 1 in 15,000 births could be difficult to deter...

A new genetic syndrome was discovered in a group of families in Quebec with a common ancestor. The syndrome was named MEDNIK to describe the resulting phenotypes - mental retardation, enteropathy, deafness, peripheral neuropathy, ichthyosis, and keratodermia. The scientists found a new splice mutati...

Inspired by Diabetes Notes’ "Putting a Face on Diabetes", I wanted to do the same and show how people with genetic disorders - rare or common - manage their condition and live their lives to the full. I found a feature article about a teenager named Lizzie Tinney, living with Xeroder...

I chanced upon this article - Genetic testing under the microscope - in the Los Angeles Times of an interview with the President of the National Society of Genetic Counselors, Angela Trepanier, and she presents an interesting perspective on the future of personalized medicine. In the near future, Tr...