http://www.eyeondna.com How will it change your life? Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:40:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Did Michael Jackson have alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency? In December 2008, rumors surfaced from a biography by Ian Halperin that Jackson needed a lung transplant because he had alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (A1AD). Alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) is a protein produced by the liver that acts to protect various organs ... http://www.eyeondna.com/2009/06/29/michael-jackson-may-have-had-genetic-lung-disease-alpha-1-antitrypsin-deficiency/ Two years ago, identical twin brothers Raymon and Richard Miller both had sex with the same woman who became pregnant. The court decided Raymon was the legal father although the DNA paternity test couldn't provide definitive proof. In February, millions of dollars worth of jewelry was stolen in ... http://www.eyeondna.com/2009/03/21/twin-dna-foil-investigators-again/ With a cameo from my favorite Stanford professor, Robert Siegel. http://www.eyeondna.com/2009/03/18/regulatin-genes-video/ Today, CNN featured Dr. Robert Superko at St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia who is recommending genetic testing to patients at risk for cardiovascular disease. Dr. Superko: If you have heart disease and you have one of these heart disease genes, then the likelihood that is contributing to ... http://www.eyeondna.com/2009/02/28/yay-or-nay-for-genetic-testing/ Thinking about purchasing a genetic test? The American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) recommends that consumers ask the following six questions: 1. Is the test done in a medical lab certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)? 2. Is a genetic counselor, physician or other knowledgeable health professional available ... http://www.eyeondna.com/2009/02/25/american-clinical-laboratory-association-tips-for-consumers-of-genetic-tests/ Consumers of genetic testing now have two new services to consider from Navigenics. From the press release: Navigenics' Physician Portal ...Navigenics has developed the ability for physicians, with the approval of their patients, to receive and easily review patient genetic results online, with easy access to condition information, ... http://www.eyeondna.com/2009/01/29/navigenics-introduces-physician-portal-and-annual-insight-service/ In a world where parents can test their children for genetically-endowed academic and sports ability, no DNA test should come as a surprise. One of the most recent genetic testing product to be introduced is the RedTracer DNA Test at MyRedHairGene.com. For $119, an individual sample of DNAcan be ... http://www.eyeondna.com/2009/01/26/eye-on-dna-interview-dr-tzung-fu-hsieh-of-redtracer-dna-test-for-the-red-hair-gene-mc1r/ From Stanford Magazine about Robert B. Laughlin's new book, The Crime of Reason: And the Closing of the Scientific Mind: Just wait until enough people read Laughlin's suggestion that, in addition to the open announcements of cloned animals, “It is very likely that we also got Hal (or Heather) ... http://www.eyeondna.com/2009/01/15/books-about-dna-the-crime-of-reason-by-robert-b-laughlin/ Before I went on maternity leave, I asked fellow DNA Network members to share their thoughts on what DNA means to them. Here are a few more that I didn't get around to posting earlier. Jonathan Eisen of The Tree of Life: DNA is something to sequence. Misha ... http://www.eyeondna.com/2009/01/14/what-does-dna-mean-to-you-12/ I've got a new post up at What's new in life science research over at Scienceblogs: It's All About Money [GMO and Profits] http://www.eyeondna.com/2009/01/13/genetically-modified-organisms-bring-in-the-cash/