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AAAS Member Jada Benn Torres Takes a Microscope to Genetic Technologies and Race
Bioethical ‘Guardrails’ Fall Short in Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing, Says Nelson

Regulations have not kept pace with the unintended uses of personal genetic data.

Canadian Legal Ruling Raises Concerns About Mandated Genetic Testing
Researchers and Policymakers Point to Successes and Challenges in Personalized Medicine
Prize-Winning Genetics Research Yields Test for Prostate Cancer
Science Translational Medicine : A Pap Smear for Ovarian Cancer?

Analyzing DNA from Pap smears could help detect endometrial and ovarian cancer, according to a new study appearing in the 9 January issue of the journal Science Translational Medicine.

The finding could be a potentially life-saving screening tool for women. The routine Pap smear, which allows doctors to detect abnormal cells in a woman’s cervix, was recently updated to screen for human papillomavirus or HPV using DNA testing.