The past decade ushered in a surge of discovery in the field of human genetics — and simultaneously, more genetic technologies made their way out of the lab and into the consumer marketplace. This ...

Natera NTRA announced the commercial launch of Zenith genomics, a next-generation whole genome sequencing assay designed to ...

The number of consumers who underwent direct-to-consumer genetic testing surpassed 4 million in 2017, almost double the 2.6 million who reported doing so in 2016, according to an analysis by MIT ...

Tailoring medicines to an individual’s genetic profile is now possible. One critical aspect is genetic testing that reduces side effects, particularly for patients on psychiatric and cardiovascular ...

A group of consumer genetic and personal genomic testing companies have released a set of best practices for handling consumers’ personal genetic data. Designed to ensure privacy and promote ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Genetic Screening Testing for Preventive Health Market - A Global and Regional Analysis: Focus on Test Type, Technology, Application, End User and Country-Level Analysis ...

Recently, my dad discovered a family secret: In the 1960s, one of his first cousins, now deceased, fathered a previously unknown child with a woman who placed the baby for adoption. The records were ...

Daphne O. Martschenko and Sam Trejo both want to make the world a better, fairer, more equitable place. But they disagree on whether studying social genomics—elucidating any potential genetic ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved 23andMe's personal genetic test for some diseases on Thursday, including Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and celiac diseases. The tests assess genetic risk for ...

Live Science spoke with a bioethicist and sociologist about emerging genomic technologies, including those that enable parents to "score" and "select" IVF embryos. When you purchase through links on ...