consumer genomics, genetics & genomics

Companies are selling reports about a wide range of physical, cognitive, and behavioral traits to consumers based on their genomic data, but such tests have a number of limitations.

Its screen for selected variants of some disease-linked genes gives customers an incomplete picture of their risk—do they know?

An exploration of the genetics of earlobe attachment is just the latest collaborative research project to come out of the personal genetic testing company.

With $100 million in initial funding, Helix aims to make personal genomics accessible.

The US National Institute of Standards and Technology develops a reference sample to check the validity of genetic sequences.

The genealogy company is advertising a new DNA test that can reportedly connect users to their ancestors back to the 1700s.

A campaign to build a direct-to-consumer genome sequencing service pulls the plug after two days of fundraising.

Assessing mtDNA mutations among healthy people; heritability of intelligence; epigenetic inheritance of maternal malnutrition markers; consumers buy into DNA ancestry

Big ad campaigns and celebrity involvement have helped increase public interest in genetic genealogy, but helping consumers understand their DNA ancestry testing results remains difficult.

Consumers, patients, and study participants should be made aware of potential incidental findings, according to a federally-appointed bioethics panel.

The US Food and Drug Administration blocks the marketing of unapproved genetic tests.  

Members of the Personal Genome Project have created software aimed at helping researchers tease apart genetic differences between individuals.

A genetic testing company fields concerns that their latest gene patent goes against their "core beliefs" regarding access to genetic information.