Personal Genomics – Genes and Science https://geneticliteracyproject.org Science Not Ideology Mon, 24 Aug 2020 17:05:31 -0400 en-US hourly 1 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cropped-favicon-cropped-spectrum-initials-blue-box-borders-512x512-1-32x32.png Personal Genomics – Genes and Science https://geneticliteracyproject.org 32 32 149325001 Personalized medicine and precision nutrition: Biases distort how individuals respond to health risks https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/personalized-medicine-and-precision-nutrition-biases-distort-how-individuals-respond-to-health-risks/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/personalized-medicine-and-precision-nutrition-biases-distort-how-individuals-respond-to-health-risks/#disqus_thread Tue, 18 Aug 2020 04:03:37 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2330932 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/18/personalized-medicine-and-precision-nutrition-biases-distort-how-individuals-respond-to-health-risks/feed/ 0 2330932 Gene mutation makes some people more susceptible to the coronavirus https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/10/gene-mutation-makes-some-people-more-susceptible-to-the-coronavirus/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/10/gene-mutation-makes-some-people-more-susceptible-to-the-coronavirus/#disqus_thread Mon, 10 Aug 2020 11:00:40 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2328101 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/10/gene-mutation-makes-some-people-more-susceptible-to-the-coronavirus/feed/ 0 2328101 ‘Tantalizing solutions’: How we are developing the next generation of cancer drugs https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/05/tantalizing-solutions-how-we-are-developing-the-next-generation-of-cancer-drugs/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/05/tantalizing-solutions-how-we-are-developing-the-next-generation-of-cancer-drugs/#disqus_thread Wed, 05 Aug 2020 04:05:51 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2142009 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/05/tantalizing-solutions-how-we-are-developing-the-next-generation-of-cancer-drugs/feed/ 0 2142009 Coronavirus highlights why the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act is ripe for overhaul https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/04/coronavirus-highlights-why-the-genetic-information-nondiscrimination-act-is-ripe-for-an-overhaul/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/04/coronavirus-highlights-why-the-genetic-information-nondiscrimination-act-is-ripe-for-an-overhaul/#disqus_thread Tue, 04 Aug 2020 11:06:45 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2328478 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/08/04/coronavirus-highlights-why-the-genetic-information-nondiscrimination-act-is-ripe-for-an-overhaul/feed/ 0 2328478 DNA of the slave trade: American Blacks’ genetic links to Africa https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/30/dna-of-the-slave-trade-american-blacks-genetic-links-to-africa/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/30/dna-of-the-slave-trade-american-blacks-genetic-links-to-africa/#disqus_thread Thu, 30 Jul 2020 11:05:49 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2327790 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/30/dna-of-the-slave-trade-american-blacks-genetic-links-to-africa/feed/ 0 2327790 Evolutionary puzzle: Why do fraternal twins exist? https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/30/evolutionary-puzzle-why-do-fraternal-twins-exist/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/30/evolutionary-puzzle-why-do-fraternal-twins-exist/#disqus_thread Thu, 30 Jul 2020 04:05:34 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2151290 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/30/evolutionary-puzzle-why-do-fraternal-twins-exist/feed/ 0 2151290 Millennials vulnerable to spikes in numerous diseases led by colorectal cancer https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/28/millennials-vulnerable-to-spikes-in-numerous-diseases-led-by-colorectal-cancer/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/28/millennials-vulnerable-to-spikes-in-numerous-diseases-led-by-colorectal-cancer/#disqus_thread Tue, 28 Jul 2020 11:06:03 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2326761 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/28/millennials-vulnerable-to-spikes-in-numerous-diseases-led-by-colorectal-cancer/feed/ 0 2326761 Podcast: Females have a biological advantage over males https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/27/podcast-females-have-a-biological-advantage-over-males/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/27/podcast-females-have-a-biological-advantage-over-males/#disqus_thread Mon, 27 Jul 2020 11:04:02 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2324815 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/27/podcast-females-have-a-biological-advantage-over-males/feed/ 0 2324815 In your genes? DNA holds clues about how you will fare when exposed to coronavirus https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/22/in-our-genes-your-dna-holds-clues-as-to-how-you-will-fare-when-exposed-to-the-coronavirus/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/22/in-our-genes-your-dna-holds-clues-as-to-how-you-will-fare-when-exposed-to-the-coronavirus/#disqus_thread Wed, 22 Jul 2020 04:05:01 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2157435 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/22/in-our-genes-your-dna-holds-clues-as-to-how-you-will-fare-when-exposed-to-the-coronavirus/feed/ 0 2157435 Our Neanderthal DNA might explain who gets sickest from COVID-19 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/16/our-neanderthal-dna-might-explain-who-gets-sickest-from-covid-19/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/16/our-neanderthal-dna-might-explain-who-gets-sickest-from-covid-19/#disqus_thread Thu, 16 Jul 2020 11:00:06 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2156418 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/16/our-neanderthal-dna-might-explain-who-gets-sickest-from-covid-19/feed/ 0 2156418 Can science reverse physical aging? It can—in mice https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/14/can-science-reverse-physical-aging-it-can-in-mice/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/14/can-science-reverse-physical-aging-it-can-in-mice/#disqus_thread Tue, 14 Jul 2020 11:08:36 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2156242 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/14/can-science-reverse-physical-aging-it-can-in-mice/feed/ 0 2156242 5 biggest differences between 23andMe, MyHeritage and AncestryDNA https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/06/5-biggest-differences-between-23andme-myheritage-and-ancestrydna/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/06/5-biggest-differences-between-23andme-myheritage-and-ancestrydna/#disqus_thread Mon, 06 Jul 2020 11:01:24 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2155615 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/07/06/5-biggest-differences-between-23andme-myheritage-and-ancestrydna/feed/ 0 2155615 For those with limited genetic knowledge, at-home ancestry tests fuel misconceptions that genes dictate race https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/26/for-those-with-limited-genetic-knowledge-at-home-ancestry-tests-fuel-the-misconception-that-genes-dictate-race/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/26/for-those-with-limited-genetic-knowledge-at-home-ancestry-tests-fuel-the-misconception-that-genes-dictate-race/#disqus_thread Fri, 26 Jun 2020 11:05:23 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2154871 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/26/for-those-with-limited-genetic-knowledge-at-home-ancestry-tests-fuel-the-misconception-that-genes-dictate-race/feed/ 0 2154871 China demands DNA from millions of men and boys, raising questions about privacy and consent https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/26/china-demands-dna-from-millions-of-men-and-boys-raising-questions-about-privacy-and-consent/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/26/china-demands-dna-from-millions-of-men-and-boys-raising-questions-about-privacy-and-consent/#disqus_thread Fri, 26 Jun 2020 11:04:16 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2154438 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/26/china-demands-dna-from-millions-of-men-and-boys-raising-questions-about-privacy-and-consent/feed/ 1 2154438 Viewpoint: Genetics research was supposed to change human health. Is it time to reconsider investments in the field? https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/22/viewpoint-genetics-research-was-supposed-to-change-human-health-is-it-time-to-reconsider-investments-in-the-field/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/22/viewpoint-genetics-research-was-supposed-to-change-human-health-is-it-time-to-reconsider-investments-in-the-field/#disqus_thread Mon, 22 Jun 2020 11:04:38 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2153825 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/22/viewpoint-genetics-research-was-supposed-to-change-human-health-is-it-time-to-reconsider-investments-in-the-field/feed/ 0 2153825 Viewpoint: We can’t blame genetics for government ‘indifference, missteps and political calculations’ in COVID-19 deaths https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/22/viewpoint-we-cant-blame-genetics-for-government-indifference-missteps-and-political-calculations-in-covid-19-deaths/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/22/viewpoint-we-cant-blame-genetics-for-government-indifference-missteps-and-political-calculations-in-covid-19-deaths/#disqus_thread Mon, 22 Jun 2020 11:01:50 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2152951 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/22/viewpoint-we-cant-blame-genetics-for-government-indifference-missteps-and-political-calculations-in-covid-19-deaths/feed/ 0 2152951 Modern population genetics grew out of a shady eugenicist past https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/15/modern-population-genetics-grew-out-of-a-shady-eugenicist-past/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/15/modern-population-genetics-grew-out-of-a-shady-eugenicist-past/#disqus_thread Mon, 15 Jun 2020 11:08:50 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2153392 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/15/modern-population-genetics-grew-out-of-a-shady-eugenicist-past/feed/ 0 2153392 Canaanites—one of the original populations in ancient Israel—are still a coherent genetic group thousands of years later https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/12/canaanites-one-of-the-original-populations-in-ancient-israel-are-still-a-coherent-genetic-group-thousands-of-years-later/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/12/canaanites-one-of-the-original-populations-in-ancient-israel-are-still-a-coherent-genetic-group-thousands-of-years-later/#disqus_thread Fri, 12 Jun 2020 11:06:35 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2153111 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/12/canaanites-one-of-the-original-populations-in-ancient-israel-are-still-a-coherent-genetic-group-thousands-of-years-later/feed/ 0 2153111 Why the consumer genetics test boom is a ‘double-edged sword’ for physicians https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/11/why-the-consumer-genetics-test-boom-is-a-double-edged-sword-for-physicians/ https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/11/why-the-consumer-genetics-test-boom-is-a-double-edged-sword-for-physicians/#disqus_thread Thu, 11 Jun 2020 11:07:32 +0000 https://geneticliteracyproject.org/?p=2153113 ]]> https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2020/06/11/why-the-consumer-genetics-test-boom-is-a-double-edged-sword-for-physicians/feed/ 0 2153113