Science’s Rock Stars
Seth McFarlane brought the humor, Pharrell Williams the glam, and this year’s winners of the Breakthrough Prize brought the wonder of science. Breakthrough Prize winners at the ceremony. Image courtesy...
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Health Watch: New Year’s Resolutions, Reproduction and Rare Diseases
Like many people around the world, the health content team at 23andMe rang in 2012 with resolutions of staying healthy and it seemed fitting to delve into the genetics underlying...
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SNPwatch: KIF6 Tangos with LDL Cholesterol and Coronary Heart Disease
A genetic variant in the KIF6 gene has been controversially linked to heart disease and statin response. In 2010 it looked like the tide was turning and that there was no association after all, but now new research suggests that the relationship may simply be a little more complex.
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SNPwatch: More Genetic Variations Linked to AMD, a Leading Cause of Vision Loss
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of irreversible vision loss in the western world among people over 60.The two forms of the disease — wet and dry...
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Genetic Research Could Lead to New Cholesterol Drugs
Mutations are bad, right? Not always. Some DNA changes are completely neutral. That’s how the human genome came to have so many variations. And some mutations are actually advantageous. A...
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New Papers from Nature Genetics Yield a Bounty of Cholesterol SNPs
SNPwatch gives you the latest news about research linking various traits and conditions to individual genetic variations. These studies are exciting because they offer a glimpse into how genetics may...
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A Genomic Moment
Russ Altman. In a recent post on his “Building Confidence” blog, 23andMe scientific advisor Russ Altman recounts an experience that should be familiar to 23andMe customers who regularly read The...
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