Omics

Outside the Lab Oncology

A “Model” Career

05/20/2015 | Keith Cheng

Curiosity’s road to pathology, zebrafish genetics, genomics and imaging

Diagnostics Genetics and epigenetics

A Personalized Reality

04/27/2015 | Matthew Smith , George Burghel

Next generation sequencing holds much promise for personalized cancer diagnosis, treatment and management, but how is this being realized and what does the future hold?

Outside the Lab Genetics and epigenetics

Assemble the MinIONs

04/27/2015 | Roisin McGuigan

A pocket-sized DNA sequencer powered by a USB connection could bring disease differentiation capabilities to remote locations

Subspecialties Genetics and epigenetics

Cancer’s Common Core

04/27/2015 | Michael Schubert

Genetic flaws shared by all metastases of a single prostate cancer may be the key to personalized treatment.

Inside the Lab Regulation and standards

Clamping Down on Mistaken Identity

04/27/2015 | Fedra Pavlou

Mislabeling and contamination of cell lines in labs are well-known issues, but often nothing is done about them; journal publishers are getting tough

Diagnostics Oncology

Buying the Hype

04/27/2015 | Michael Schubert

As consumer genetic testing becomes cheaper and easier to access, medical professionals worry that unregulated Internet marketing may steer patients in the wrong direction

Inside the Lab Oncology

Tumor Only Sequencing Could Be Misleading

04/27/2015 | Michael Schubert

Many hospitals sequence patients’ tumor genomes to personalize their treatment – but without sequencing normal tissue, this can harm rather than heal.