Australian scientists based at Monash University worked with an international team to study the DNA fingerprint of groups of embryos before undergoing IVF implantation, and then again from the successful deliveries nine months later. (more…)

A good bit of news for everyone who has or will have a DNA test; federal laws have been enacted to protect individuals from having their genetic test results used as the basis for discrimination by health insurance companies. . Rep Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., one of the bill’s key sponsors said: (more…)

There are a few genes that have been linked to increased risk of developing diabetes. However there are only two candidates that have shown really strong association with disease risk, and only one of these has a DNA test commercially available.
One of the strongest and most robust genetic links to diabetes is certain variants of a gene called ENPP1. This was discovered way back in 2005, and is unambiguously linked to obesity and Type 2 Diabetes. But in the intervening years there is still no DNA test commercially available, and it’s not clear as to why companies aren’t offering one. (more…)