Researchers have discovered 2,363 new DNA sequences corresponding to 730 regions on the human genome. These sequences represent segments that were not charted in the reference map of the human genome. Dr. Evan Eichler, senior author on the findings published online in advance of print today, April 19...

If Ideaworks is all about advancing healthcare technology, then it is important we understand which areas of healthcare innovation you think are the most important, most relevant and most beneficial for the investment of time and energy. Today my Clinical Innovation team has three areas of focus: Human...

Belatedly I spotted this Rev2.0.org story about SwissDNABank - where your DNA can live forever. SwissDNABank offer to keep samples of your DNA - both digital files and actual samples - in a nuclear proof bunker underneath the Swiss Alps, protected no doubt by a million tons of rock, 600 years of neutrality...