New evidence shows cancer is not as heritable as once thought
HEALTH: Review highlights need for broader scientific view of cancer to prevent and treat
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Tag: Genetics
Manufacturing human organs … with farm animals
SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS: At any given time, 4,000 to 5,000 people are waiting for organs in Canada. And every year, 200 to 250 people in Canada die while waiting (FREE)
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Landmark research could lead to better understanding of diseases
SCIENCE: Researchers have found an answer to a fundamental question that has eluded scientists since the discovery of DNA (FREE)
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Gene therapy appraisals may limit new drugs in Canada
NIGEL RAWSON and MACKENZIE MOIR: Canada’s separate environmental protection oversight unnecessarily delays development and approval
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Cool the hype around genetics and health care
NICOLE LETOURNEAU and SUZANNE TOUGH: We are a long way from identifying definitive biomarkers to illness and personalized gene therapies are likely generations away
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Keeping young, ambitious and talented people in Alberta
MIKE ROBINSON: There’s already a strong engineering, finance and transportation capability in the province. We need to build on that in the new economy (BASIC/PREMIUM content/Not yet a BASIC/PREMIUM member? $16)
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Genetics strongly influence our predisposition to mental illness
It is becoming increasingly clear that our genes influence everything from our personality traits to specific psychiatric disorders
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Donor-conceived people need to know their medical history
The first international Genetic Identity Day comes just as Health Canada seeks to prevent people from knowing their genetic identity
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Using genes to attack disease with precision
HEALTH: Pharmacogenomics, a mixture of the pharmaceutical and genetic sciences, holds vast potential for health care ($)
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Temper your confidence in the science that runs your life
Trust requires consistency and transparency. It must be understandable. And we need regulations that protect the public (FREE)
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Genetic modification a crucial tool in feeding the world
KUNIN: Scientists have found no negative differences in the health of people eating GM and non-GM foods ($$)
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Monsanto lawsuit ruling leaves Bayer in need of more Aspirin
Monsanto, now a division of Bayer, ordered to pay $289M to a single plaintiff. Even if Monsanto’s brands no longer exist, its legacy remains
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