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What The NYTimes Got Wrong On Prenatal Screening
The NYTimes published an article and a podcast on prenatal screening. Unfortunately, they botched many of the facts about NIPS and how it should be used.
Should I Get A Pfizer Or Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine? Your Questions Answered.
Should I get the Pfizer or Moderna Covid-19 vaccine? Your questions answered.
What Are The Long-Term Safety Risks Of The Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 Vaccines?
How much data do we have on the long-term safety of the Pfizer and Moderna mRNA Covid-19 vaccines developed during Operation Warp Speed? Perhaps more than you think.
Is The Covid-19 Vaccine Safe?
The Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine is now being shipped out in the United States. But is it safe? Here is what we know.
The Covid-19 Vaccines That Genomics Built
The new genetic vaccines to prevent Covid-19 infections use mRNA technology, instead of the approach used in traditional vaccines, like those for measles and polio. These new genetic vaccines appear to be safe and effective, as well as faster and cheap…
Do Your Genes Place You At High Risk For COVID-19?
Our underlying genetics likely play a role in who gets COVID-19, who develops a severe case, and who dies of this infection.
A Genetic Counselor’s Take On Why America Should Not Collect DNA From Migrants
A Genetic Counselor’s perspective on why the United States Government should not collect DNA from migrants and enter this information into the FBI Crime Database.
Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall: The Epigenetics Of Aging
Would you take a DNA test that promises to reveal your ‘real age’?
Why The Pentagon Is Warning US Military Not To Use Recreational Genetic Test Kits
The Pentagon warned US Military personnel not to use at home DNA kits because they may yield inaccurate results — but could these kits also compromise security of our military?
Waiting For The ‘Sign’ that Protections Are Needed For Genetic Data? Here It Is.
Three recent international events have demonstrated the danger of unchecked use of genetic data. If we have been waiting for a sign that we need federal, or international, protections for genetic data and how it can be used, we now have that sign.
