Tagged: genetic testing

Featured image: Why New Zealanders are vulnerable to genetic discrimination in health and life insurance

Why New Zealanders are vulnerable to genetic discrimination in health and life insurance - News

Guest Author • Sep 28, 2021 •

Jane Tiller, Monash University and Andrew Shelling, University of Auckland   Genetic testing is increasingly used as part of routine healthcare to determine a patient’s risk for some conditions, including certain cancers. But insurers can use genetic test results to refuse cover or increase premiums. This is called genetic discrimination — the use of someone’s genetic information to treat them … Read More

Featured image: Online Misinformation Fuels a Fight Over Folic Acid

Online Misinformation Fuels a Fight Over Folic Acid - Guest Work

Guest Author • Jan 06, 2021 •

Christina Szalinski When Martha Field became pregnant in 2005, a singular fear weighed on her mind. Not long before, as a Cornell University graduate student researching how genes and nutrients interact to cause disease, she had seen images of unborn mouse pups smaller than her pinkie nail, some with brains bulging outside their skulls or with deformed … Read More

Featured image: Is your genome really your own? The public and forensic value of DNA

Is your genome really your own? The public and forensic value of DNA - News

Guest Author • May 02, 2018 •

Nathan Scudder, University of Canberra and Dennis McNevin, University of Technology Sydney This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Technologies for amplifying, sequencing and matching DNA have created new opportunities in genomic science. In this series When DNA Talks we look at the ethical and social implications. When Joseph … Read More

Featured image: Five things to consider before ordering an online DNA test

Five things to consider before ordering an online DNA test - News

Guest Author • Apr 05, 2018 •

Jane Tiller, Monash University and Paul Lacaze, Monash University This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. You might be intrigued by what your genes could tell you about your ancestry or the health risks hidden in your DNA. If so, you’re not alone. Fascination with personal genetics … Read More

Featured image: 23 and NZ: Genetic testing results restricted

23 and NZ: Genetic testing results restricted - The Dismal Science

Eric Crampton • Sep 06, 2016 •

I knew that genetic testing service 23andMe was having FDA trouble in the US: the FDA restricted 23andMe from providing health advice based on its genetic tests except where the FDA approved the specific tests. As Gizmodo put it, you’re getting less service for more money, but with an FDA seal of approval on those tests you … Read More