Polygenic Scores May Not Accurately Estimate Genetic Diversity at Individual-Level
UCLA Health
Study highlights the need to move from populations to individuals in genomic medicine
Ancestry
New Report Makes Recommendations on Bioethics Research
The Hastings Center
Working group wrestles with ethical implications of social and behavioral genomics
Do Your Genes Predispose You to Smoking and Drinking?
Swathi Kodaikal, MSc
Maybe: The largest-ever analysis identifies over 3,500 genetic variants that influence tobacco and alcohol consumption
Huge Study of Diverse Populations Advances Understanding of Type 2 Diabetes
University of Massachusetts Amherst
New study is an important milestone in developing genetic risk scores
Researchers Develop Tool to Estimate Genetic Diversity and Ancestry of Cell Lines
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
New online, interactive web-based tool allows researchers to determine the genetic ancestry of cell lines.