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Another sibling at 65? DNA testing is redefining the modern family

December 7, 2018December 7, 2018 Clarice 1 Comment Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, DNA, Dr. Thomas Wheeler, family, Sperm Donor

I remember the day well. It was a Sunday afternoon several months ago when I received this text from my

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Conspiracy theories: Bigfoot, UFOs, and … genomics?

September 7, 2018September 7, 2018 Clarice 0 Comments Angela Villanueva, Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Conspiracy Theories, DNA

Information is powerful. It can influence beliefs and behaviors. Conspiracy theories, like those about Bigfoot and unidentified flying objects (UFOs),

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When DNA ancestry tests reveal something surprising

June 29, 2018June 29, 2018 Clarice 0 Comments Ancestry, DNA, genetic testing, Stacey Pereira

“Hey, we’re half French,” was the text from my brother a couple of months ago, accompanying a screenshot of his

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Genealogical websites and the future of catching criminals

May 3, 2018May 2, 2018 Clarice 1 Comment Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Christi Guerrini, Citizen Science, DNA, Genetic Privacy, Mary Anderlik Majumder

Last week, a suspect in California’s notorious Golden State Killer cases was captured after decades in hiding. In the end,

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CRISPR: A democratizing technology calls for democratic dialogue

April 27, 2018April 25, 2018 Clarice 1 Comment CRISPR/Cas9, Deliberative Engagement, DNA, Dr. Christopher Scott, health policy

By now, you may have read stories about a gene editing technique called CRISPR/Cas9. CRISPR is poised to revolutionize the

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Intelligence and genetic essentialism

June 16, 2017June 15, 2017 Clarice 1 Comment Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Cody Brannan, Discrimination, DNA, Genetic Essentialism, Genetics, Genomics, Health Policy Program, Neuroethics, Neuroscience, Research, Science Policy

In 1869, Francis Galton reasoned that if human intellect was determined to be hereditary, then it “would be quite practicable

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The Human Genome Project: Celebrating its successes

April 23, 2013April 25, 2017 Momentum 0 Comments Baylor College of Medicine, DNA, Dr. Arthur Beaudet, Dr. C. Thomas Caskey, Genetics, National Human Genome Research Institute

The Human Genome Project was one of the great scientific achievements in history—an international research effort to sequence and map

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In case you missed it: Coping with tragedy, DNA and Recyclemania!

April 20, 2013October 7, 2016 Momentum 0 Comments Audrey M. Marks, Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine Academy at Ryan, Community, Coping with tragedies, DNA, Genetics, Recycling

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