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Bio-IT World October 2006 Kevin Davies	Cracking the Cancer Genome Regardless of which technologies win out, or which centers win the lucrative sequencing contracts, the Cancer Genome Atlas has a sublime medical and scientific importance, underscored by the latest findings from Hopkins.
Salon.com August 11, 2000 Jackie Stevens	Does capitalism make you sick? Gene studies are sexy and well funded, but they can buttress racial thinking and distract the public from the socioeconomic roots of disease.
Bio-IT World June 17, 2004 Michael A. Goldman	A Hip Approach to Gene Hunting IntegraGen defines the genetic blueprint of complex human diseases and delivers validated disease markers and therapeutic targets for a better diagnosis and a causal treatment of common diseases, based on its unique genomic analysis expertise.
HHMI Bulletin May 2012 Sarah C. P. Williams	Opening the Floodgates Researchers are using exome sequencing -- zeroing in on the genes that encode proteins -- to explore the biology of certain diseases.
Chemistry World January 7, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Myriad loses appeal on cancer gene test patents Myriad Genetics has lost its appeal over patents on the BRCA genes that are associated with a higher risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
American Family Physician August 1, 2005 Wattendorf & Hadley	Family History: The Three-Generation Pedigree The three-generation pedigree provides a pictorial representation of diseases within a family and is the most efficient way to assess hereditary influences on disease.
Chemistry World April 2, 2015 Jenny Lovell	DNA test colors in BRCA1 gene Researchers in China have developed an ultrasensitive test that changes color when it detects a gene associated with an increased risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer.
American Family Physician November 15, 2006 Wolff & Wilson	Putting Prevention into Practice Genetic risk assessment and BRCA mutation testing for breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility.
Salon.com July 14, 2000 Arthur Allen	The cancer study bombshell that wasn't Were the New York Times and the Washington Post writing about the same New England Journal of Medicine article?
Chemistry World January 30, 2015 Rebecca Trager	Myriad calls a ceasefire in court battle over cancer gene tests Myriad Genetics has ended its bid to prevent other companies from producing tests for genetic mutations associated with an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer that it owned patents on.
Salon.com May 1, 2000 Arthur Allen	Listening to DNA The genome project is getting the buzz. But the real breakthroughs may come from labs out of the limelight, like Gene Logic.
Wired August 2003 Jennifer Kahn	The End of Cancer (As we Know it) Diagnosis. Chemotherapy. Radiation. Slow painful death. No more. A new era of cancer treatment is dawning. Meet three scientists who are using the revelations of the Human Genome Project to reshape medicine.
The Motley Fool July 1, 2011 Dan Radovsky	Can the Human Genetics Industry Survive the Courts? The future of gene patents is at stake.
Wired November 17, 2007 Thomas Goetz	23AndMe Will Decode Your DNA for $1,000. Welcome to the Age of Genomics A much-anticipated Silicon Valley startup called 23andMe offers a thorough tour of your genealogy, tracing your DNA back through the eons.
Managed Care August 2007 Thomas Morrow	Gene Expression Microarray Improves Prediction of Breast Cancer Outcomes Flash-frozen samples of surgically removed breast cancer tissue are the key to measuring a patient's risk of metastasis.
HHMI Bulletin Nov 2010 Sarah C.P. Williams	Scientists Track Down Genetic Mutations In Record Time Scanning the human genome for a single disease-causing mutation is like taking a copy of War and Peace in a foreign language and searching for one misspelled word
Chemistry World October 6, 2014 Emma Stoye	BRCA2 protein imaged for first time The first detailed images of BRCA2 -- have revealed its structure and the mechanism by which it works, offering hope for new treatments.
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The Motley Fool February 2, 2010 Brian Orelli	Shaking Up the Biotech Industry A judge will decide if genes are patentable or not.
Salon.com June 20, 2000 Naomi Mendelsohn	Choosing the knife Healthy women at high risk for breast cancer are choosing to have both breasts removed, even while doctors are advocating less invasive treatments for those who are already sick
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Bio-IT World July 2005 Kevin Davies	Medicine Gets Personal Touch More genomics-based drugs are moving into development with others, such as new cancer drugs showcasing on the clinical pharmacogenics scene as outlined in the Advances in Genomic Medicine program of a recent world conference.
Fast Company November 2009 David H. Freedman	The Gene Bubble: Why We Still Aren't Disease-Free When the human genome was first sequenced nearly a decade ago, the world lit up with talk about how new gene-specific drugs would help us cheat death. Well, the verdict is in: Keep eating those greens.
BusinessWeek May 23, 2005 Catherine Arnst	If It Works for Breast Cancer... Studies are under way to see if promising strategies used against breast cancer can be used to fight other killers, such as lung, colon, and prostate cancer.
Popular Mechanics January 2010 Amber Angelle	How to Create a Designer Baby Women undergoing in vitro fertilization could one day choose to have a baby boy with perfect vision, an aptitude for sports and a virtual lock on avoiding colon cancer.
Bio-IT World April 15, 2003 Malorye Branca	Beyond the Blueprint How will the wealth of data emanating from the human genome and allied technologies impact research on health and disease?
American Journal of Nursing October 2010 Eileen Thomas	Men's Awareness and Knowledge of Male Breast Cancer This article reports on the findings of a qualitative study that explored the awareness and knowledge of male breast cancer among English-speaking men.
Chemistry World June 25, 2013 Emma Stoye	NHS to offer breast cancer prevention drugs New guidelines for the UK National Health Service suggest that women at high risk of breast cancer should be offered a five-year course of tamoxifen or raloxifene to prevent the disease developing.
Chemistry World June 20, 2013 Sarah Houlton	US supreme court rules genes can't be patented In a long-running case against Myriad Genetics, the court decided the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are a 'product of nature, and not patent eligible merely because [they have] been isolated.'
Scientific American June 2009 Melinda Wenner	Genetic Copy Variations and Disease A new sense for how variable numbers of genes cause disease.
Chemistry World July 2010 Anna Lewcock	Medicine made to measure Healthcare tailored to suit the genetic makeup of the patient is finally coming to fruition.
Bio-IT World February 18, 2004	The Quest for Complex Genes Genetic sleuths are homing in on genes for complex diseases with the help of new, and some not so new, tools and strategies.
Wired November 2002 David Ewing Duncan	DNA as Destiny DNA is the book of life. It's also the book of death. In the future we'll all be read cover to cover. Here's what it's like to take the world's first top-to-bottom gene scan.
The Motley Fool May 28, 2010 Brian Orelli	Is It Time to Make Money Investing in Genetic Testing? Easier said than done.
Bio-IT World November 12, 2002 Sue Mayer	Are Gene Patents in the Public Interest? Two recent studies from Britain argue against the unbridled patenting of genes and raise tough ethical questions.
BusinessWeek May 9, 2005	A Genome Pioneer Looks Forward Dr. Francis Collins discusses the end of the Human Genome Project and says an "outpouring of discoveries" is coming soon.
Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2011 Dickmeyer & Rosenbeck	From Rut to Racetrack Can the pharmaceutical industry deliver on its objective to make cancer a curable, chronic condition?
Chemistry World November 30, 2006 Jessica Ebert	Morning After Pill Might Prevent Breast Cancer The active ingredient of the morning-after pill -- mifepristone, or RU-486 -- prevents the formation of mammary-cell tumours in mice with a mutation in the breast cancer susceptibility gene, BRCA1, report scientists.
BusinessWeek July 3, 2006 Catherine Arnst	A Ton Of Prevention The pros and cons of two drugs that may halve your risk of breast cancer.
American Family Physician August 1, 2000 Lecia M. Apantaku	Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Screening Statistics on breast cancer risk, symptoms and recommended tests.
HHMI Bulletin February 2011	Crucibles of Dynamism Puzzling pockets of redundancy account for about 5 percent of the human genome. Investigator Evan Eichler found a way to interpret what is happening in these areas of genetic repetition.
BusinessWeek September 5, 2005 Capell & Arndt	Drugs Get Smart Future medicines will more effectively target what ails you by tailoring treatment to your specific genetic profile. Personalized medicine will also help prevent another Vioxx.
AskMen.com August 19, 2001 Joshua Levine	The Ins & Outs Of Heredity If you've ever worried that you might inherit something undesirable from your parents, this is your article...
Bio-IT World December 15, 2003 Zachary Zimmerman	Learning the Language of Systems Biology Geneticist par excellence David Botstein talks about his philosophy, science, his mission for integrative science, and what he deems a success for systems biology.
Bio-IT World October 9, 2002 Malorye Branca	The Path to Personalized Medicine The tactics have changed, sometimes dramatically, but hints of the promise of pharmacogenomics are finally starting to trickle in from studies of asthma, cancer, and drug response.
HHMI Bulletin May 2011 Sarah C.P. Williams	The Pace of Evolution A close look at the human genome shows the slow and steady beat of adaptation.
Fast Company September 2000 John Ellis	The Secret of Life The mapping of the human genome, says Craig Venter, will change science, research, medicine, politics, health insurance, and the way biology looks at the last 3 billion years of evolution. And that's just the beginning.
Salon.com November 10, 2000 Laurie Tarkan	The business of breast cancer Big medicine is making big bucks on the disease, but we're still far from a cure...