Regulators Take Aim at Genomics

The genomics industry, which provides reports about disease risk, ancestry, and drug reactions based on one's DNA, came under fire last week as a Congressional Committee held hearings and the Government Accountability Office released an unscientific "study" of the sector. The GAO reportedly says that "fictitious consumers received test results that are misleading and of little or no practical ...

The original Sinbad?

China goes in search of legacy of legendary mariner Zheng He

Blog - The Consumer Genetic Testing Industry Strikes Back

Industry leaders and some geneticists criticize a damning government report. Last Thursday, the Government Accountability Office presented Congress with a damning report on the consumer genetic testing industry, concluding many tests are "misleading and of little or no practical use." Company leaders and some geneticists, responding via blog and twitter, have called the report one-sided and ...

Hunt for 600-year-old China ship

Chinese archaeologists are due to begin searching for the remains of a Chinese ship believed to have sunk off the Kenyan coast 600 years ago.

Personal DNA gene tests are bogus

Opinion: Resist the lure of genetic testing advertising and its promise to tell you about your ancestry, guide your love life, or predict your future. As the GAO found, it can't.