Genetic engineering applications in the field of biofuel are rapidly expanding due to their
potential to boost biomass productivity while lowering its cost and enhancing its quality …

Recent advances in next-generation sequencing technologies have brought a paradigm
shift in how medical researchers investigate both rare and common human disorders. The …

Genomic medicine—an aspirational term 10 years ago—is gaining momentum across the
entire clinical continuum from risk assessment in healthy individuals to genome-guided …

Despite extensive debate, there is no consensus on whether individual genetic data should
be disclosed to research participants. The emergence of whole-genome sequencing …

Any test that produces visual images or digital or genetic sequences will tend to produce
incidental findings because more will be visible than what was originally sought. We …

The impact of congenital heart defects (CHDs) is profound. With a traditionally cited
incidence of 8 per 1000 live births (w1%), and a need for expert cardiologic intervention in 3 …

Background Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) provide a powerful means of
identifying genetic variants that play a role in common diseases. Such studies present …

This article discusses whether and when researchers have a moral obligation to feedback
individual genetic research results. This unsettled debate has rapidly gained in urgency in …

While there is ongoing discussion about the details of implementation of whole genome
sequencing (WGS) and whole exome sequencing (WES), there appears to be a consensus …

The emerging field of omics—large-scale data-rich biological measurements of the genome—
provides new opportunities to advance and strengthen research into endocrine-disrupting …