Genomic Medicine 76 Stories

Genomic medicine uses gene sequencing to study patients as well as pathogens and tailors medical treatments or drugs (in pharmacogenomics) to people based on their genetic makeup.

Biotechnology

Podcast: A family on the frontier of hyper-personalized medicine

Google programmer Mehmet Kuzu talked scientists and funders into treating his daughter’s rare genetic disorder with a novel, customized antisense drug

by Wade Roush
2020-03-11T07:00:23-04:00

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Biotechnology

These are 6 of the main differences between flu and coronavirus

by Tanya Basu
2020-03-10T12:03:41-04:00

Stephane Bancel of Moderna Therapeutics

Biotechnology

A coronavirus vaccine will take at least 18 months—if it works at all

A fast-track vaccine will be tried on people soon but it uses an unproven technology.

by Antonio Regalado
2020-03-10T05:00:00-04:00

Biotechnology

Why the CDC botched its coronavirus testing

The first testing kits from the Centers for Disease Control had a simple fault, and red tape prevented other labs from creating their own.

by Neel V. Patel
2020-03-05T12:34:00-05:00

Biotechnology

If DNA is like software, can we just fix the code?

In a race to cure his daughter, a Google programmer enters the world of hyper-personalized drugs.

by Erika Check Hayden
2020-02-26T07:00:28-05:00

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Technology approaches for risk diagnosis and disease prevention

Quicker office visits and more bureaucracy have doctors employing new methods to improve patient care.

by Claire Biot, Patrick Johnson, Sébastien Massart, and Nicolas Pécuchet
2019-11-20T10:14:00-05:00

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Carlos Izpisúa Belmonte

Biotechnology

Has this scientist finally found the fountain of youth?

Editing the epigenome, which turns our genes on and off, could be the “elixir of life.”

by Erika Hayasaki
2019-08-08T07:00:15-04:00

Photograph of Olga Dudchenko

Biotechnology

Olga Dudchenko

She created a better way to sequence a genome

by Erika Beras
2019-06-25T07:00:47-04:00

Biotechnology

A new personal genome test is free, but only if you bare all about your life

by Antonio Regalado
2018-11-15T11:52:17-05:00

Biotechnology

A life-saving gene drug could hold families hostage with a $4 million price tag

by Antonio Regalado
2018-11-05T13:33:44-05:00

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