Today the International Society for Stem Cell Research, or ISSCR, announced that it has launched a website dedicated to helping patients, families and doctors understand …
Author: Krista Conger
The "July effect" confirmed at teaching hospitals
As a graduate student in Stanford's Cancer Biology Program, I had my fair share of medical-student friends. It was always interesting to hear their behind-the-scenes …
The cost of whole genome sequencing plummeting
Hot on the heels of my blog entry on Tuesday about Stanford's new Center for Genome and Personalized Medicine comes startling news about the price …
New Stanford Genomics Center to bring personalized medicine to patients
Today, the School of Medicine announced the creation of a new Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine. The center brings together the most advanced sequencing …
Death in the lab: When a principal investigator dies
There's an interesting article in The Scientist about what happens when a lab's principal investigator dies. A tragedy, certainly, for his or her family. But …
New associations between diabetes, environmental factors found by Stanford researchers
Sometimes the best ideas come from looking at things just a little differently. Bioinformatics expert Atul Butte, MD, PhD, and graduate student Chirag Patel did …
Hispanic and Latino genetic background diverse, yet telling
Population geneticist Carlos Bustamante, PhD, doesn't have a time machine. But even without one he's managed to peek into the genetic pasts of various ethnic …
"GREAT" Stanford tool to help researchers worldwide
Stanford researchers have developed a new, publicly available algorithm to help researchers more fully utilize the extraordinary wealth of information piling up as a result …
Whole genome sequencing data vaults into clinic
There's a good reason why these two are smiling. Cardiologist Euan Ashley, MD, and bioengineer Stephen Quake, PhD, are two members of an extensive team …
Your genome, on sale today!
Well, it's not really your whole genome, but local biotech company 23andMe is having a today-only fire sale on their complete genetic testing package: from …
Stanford researchers find new marker to identify severe breast cancer cases
One in three patients with breast cancer have tumors that express abnormally high levels of a curiously named RNA molecule called HOTAIR, according to dermatologist …
Henry Kaplan's crusade against Hodgkin's disease
I had the pleasure last week of working with Stanford oncologist and writer Charlotte Jacobs, MD, who recently penned a biography of Henry Kaplan, MD. …
Internet safety for kids
As my children grow (my oldest is 10), I find myself paying more attention to the dynamics of their social circles. The fact is, kids …
Changeling cells source of coronary arteries
During my lunchtime run today, I was thinking a lot about coronary arteries. Mostly because mine were working so hard. I'm a relatively new runner, …
Geneticists home in on what makes us unique
As a parent who has logged more than my share of frustrating hours with the 'I Spy' series of books my kids love, I've learned …
Representative Michael Castle speaks about human embryonic stem cell research
I wrote on Tuesday about the newest effort to pass the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act. Yesterday, Nature's blog, a Spoonful of Medicine, posted an …