The Forever Fix gang: Corey Haas with book, surrounded by mom Nancy and dad Ethan Haas, Ricki Lewis on left next to Lori and Hannah Sames. At book signing 3/24/12, Barnes + Noble, Albany NY.
The Forever Fix: Gene Therapy and the Boy Who Saved It (324.0KB)
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Glenn Nichols, surrounded by his hospice team. The author is in yellow.
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Genetic LinkageGenetic Modifiers: Healthy Mutants Fuel Drug DiscoveryApril 12, 2013 
Disease-causing mutations in healthy people suggest new drug targets. (NHGRI)
FUZZY GENETIC INFORMATION My patient comes from a long line of female relatives who’d died young from breast or ovarian cancer. She’s already been tested and knows she has a BRCA1 mutation. Will she get the family’s cancer? Knowing would enable her to decide whether and when to undergo surgery to remove her breasts, ovaries, and uterus. (more…) Genetic Testing: Carrier Confusion & Generation ReversalFebruary 5, 2013 
A breast cancer cell. (Natl Cancer Inst)
If a test reveals a mutation that could cause a disease, then the patient and perhaps her partner discuss how, when and what to tell their children – in the best of circumstances, with the help of a genetic counselor. (more…) My New View of DTC Genetic TestingFebruary 15, 2012 
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L.W. had taken my online course “Genethics” in 2008 for the master’s program at the Alden March Bioethics Institute of Albany Medical College. (more…) Personal Genome Sequencing: Too Much Information?October 18, 2011
October 11-15, 6,200 researchers and clinicians met in Montreal for the 12th International Congress of Human Genetics. After my brain recovered from the long days of meetings, one panel discussion emerged as my favorite: what I thought was going to be a dull comparison of DNA sequencing technologies turned out to be a spirited look at (more…)
Jim Watson at International Congress of Human GeneticsOctober 11, 2011
Montreal, Oct. 11, 2011 -- James Watson joined a panel of “genome pioneers” at the opening session of the 12th International Congress of Human Genetics today. He was invited, besides his fame, because he was the second person to have his genome sequenced (Craig Venter was first), but his comments revealed that perhaps his most telling qualification is that he has a son who has schizophrenia. Known for his controversial views, Dr. Watson did not disappoint. (more…)
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