SUMC in the News (10/31/08)
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Type-1 diabetes not so much bad genes as good genes behaving badly, Stanford research shows
Investigators here are combing the genome in the hope of finding genetic variants responsible for triggering early-onset diabetes may be looking in the wrong place.
Print media coverage
Wall Street Journal, 10/31/08
Gene screen: Will we vote against a candidate's DNA?
Political demands for DNA disclosure from candidates may be only a matter of time according to some experts. Mildred Cho, associate professor of pediatrics and associate director of the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, provides comment in this article.
Palo Alto Weekly, 10/31/08
New prenatal test for Down syndrome less risky
Stanford scientists have designed a noninvasive, prenatal genetic test for Down syndrome. Stephen Quake, professor of bioengineering, and Yair Blumenfeld, a postdoctoral medical fellow in obstetrics and gynecology, are quoted in this article.
Internet/New media coverage
CNN.com, 10/30/08
Daylight-saving time could sabotage your sleep schedule
This article discusses the disadvantages of daylight-saving time. A Stanford study is referenced.
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