When we make a new friend or become part of a group it is because we experience some kind of affinity toward these people. It appears that this affinity could be mediated by the action of our genes, according to a study published in the journal PNAS by scientists at the University of California at San Diego

XAVIER PUJOL GEBELLÍ | JANUARY 21st, 2011

Since the human genome was first sequenced thousand of DNA regions associated with various diseases and physical traits have been identified. But to better study these associations a detailed map of the major variants in our genome is needed. The pilot phase of an international project has now revealed eight million unknown variants.

GONZALO CASINO | NOVEMBER 17TH, 2010

Companies sell genetic tests online that promise consumers the opportunity to know and understand their very own DNA. In practice, this translates into estimates of risk for a number of diseases, an uncertain and thorny issue that falls squarely within the medical field and requires regulation by health authorities. Regulatory agencies, with the U.S.’s Food and Drug Administration in the lead, have begun to take action.

GONZALO CASINO | SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2010