Genomics|Update| December 4 Non Communicable Diseases ► Reviews, News & Commentaries [10]

Genomics|Update| December 4 Non Communicable Diseases

Volume 33  Number 22  December 4-11, 2014

Reviews, News & Commentaries

Personal genome service launches in UK. 
BMJ 2014;349:g7435

Reimbursement in molecular pathology: Bringing genomic medicine to patients. 
Klein RD. Clin Chem. 2014 Nov 24.

The new frontier of genome engineering with CRISPR-Cas9 
Jennifer A. Doudna et al. Science, November 28, 2014

Genetic diversity of Sub-Saharan Africa revealed, by Rebecca Morelle, BBC News, Dec 4

23andMe launches personal genome testing service in the UK, PHG Foundation, Dec 3

Super-size my cure: Genome-Editing - Science. Hype? By Yoni Maisel, CVID and Primary Immunodeficiency Blog, Dec 3

Controversial DNA test comes to UK, by Michelle Roberts and Paul Rincon, BBC News, Dec 2

Epigenetic regulation of a single gene controls drug and stress responses, by B. Kirkpatrick, What’s in Epigenetics, Dec 2

NCI establishes Genomic Data Commons to facilitate identification of molecular subtypes of cancer and potential drug targets, NCI, Dec 2

90% of researchers sequencing things because they “can’t think of anything else to do”, by jovialscientist,  Science Web, Dec 1

Fighting action for Lynch syndrome, Lancaster Guardian, Dec 1

Genomic Singularity Is Near- Once we've uploaded our genomes and the net is abuzz with our biosensor data, virtual doctors and clinics could become very real, by Kate Marusina, GEN Technology News, Dec 1

Personalised cancer vaccines could prove effective against cancer, by Marc, BioSciBlog, Nov 29

Does your genome belong to your family, too? Science Friday Podcast, Nov 28

Australia aims for personalized medicine, by Dr Philippa Brice, PHG Foundation, Nov 26

Immune system offers clues to cancer treatment- Molecular signatures hint at who will benefit from next-generation cancer drugs, by Heidi Ledford, Nature News, Nov 26

Protein project could help expose cancer’s causes. Scientists unveil the world’s largest index of human protein interactions, which could pinpoint cancer genes, by Joshua A. Krisch, Scientific American, Nov 26

COLA white paper urges new focus on office lab protocols
Porter S. AAFP News, Nov 17, 2014.

Evaluating Ebola therapies — the case for RCTs
Cox E, et al. New Engl J Med, Dec 3, 2014.

Gaps in FDA's antibiotics policy
Pew Charitable Trust (issue brief), Nov 30, 2014.

Comment:

New analysis says FDA farm antibiotic reduction won’t work as planned
McKenna M. Superbug (Wired blog), Dec 3, 2014.

Genome Medicine: Genomics of infectious diseases special issue, Nov 2014

Editorials:

Next-generation pathogen genomics
Weinstock GM, Peacock SJ. Genome Biology 2014, 15:528.

Microbial sequencing to improve individual and population health 
Peacock SJ, Weinstock CM. Genome Medicine 2014, 6:103.