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Genetic Secrets of Living to 100

Thu, 2010-07-01 18:30
A massive genetic study of people who lived for more than 100 years has found dozens of new clues to the biology of aging.


Storyboard Podcast: Sergey Brin's Search for Parkinson's Cure

Mon, 2010-06-28 20:30
The billionaire Google exec wants to speed up scientific research into the neurodegenerative disease — for very personal reasons. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at "Sergey's Search," Wired's July cover story.


U.S. Leading Charge on Synthetic Biology Funding

Tue, 2010-06-08 20:10
Synthetic biology receives about $430 million in U.S. government funding over a five-year period, far outpacing European governments. Euro funding for synthetic biologists is $160 million over the same period from 2005 through 2010.


Congress Opens Investigation Into Genetic Testing Companies

Fri, 2010-05-21 18:00
A Congressional committee is starting what could be a wide-ranging investigation into companies like 23andme that do genetic testing.


Twin Study Deepens Multiple Sclerosis Mystery

Thu, 2010-04-29 00:00
A genetic study of twins where one has MS and the other doesn't frustratingly turned up no clues to understanding the cause of the disease.


3-Parent Embryos Could Prevent Disease, But Raise Ethical Issues

Wed, 2010-04-14 18:00
For the first time, genetic material from three different people is combined into a single embryo as researchers attempt to prevent some heritable diseases.


Scrubbing IDs Out of Medical Records for Genetic Studies

Mon, 2010-04-12 22:20
Scientists develop an algorithm that can anonymize medical records, while leaving information that's relevant for genetic studies of disease.