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Fortune: Genetic sequencing gets personal

Price competition is coming to the rarified world of genome sequencing.

How human genes become patented

Here's a little-known fact: Under current law, it's possible to hold a patent on a piece of human DNA, otherwise known as a gene.

Why screening your genes is big business

If you want to peer inside your DNA, there's no shortage of companies offering avenues for doing so these days.

Human genome map for sale on eBay

Have at least $68,000 to spare? If so, you may be in the running to join an exclusive group of individuals who have had their complete genome sequenced.

Seeing color in sounds has genetic link

When Julian Asher listens to an orchestra, he doesn't just hear music; he also sees it. The sounds of a violin make him see a rich burgundy color, shiny and fluid like a red wine, while a cello's music flows like honey in a golden yellow hue.

Fortune: The Betamax of DNA sequencing?

The world of technology is filled with epic face-offs: Betamax vs. VHS, Netscape vs. Microsoft's Windows Explorer, Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD.

Gene linked to some cases of Lou Gehrig's disease found

Researchers announced this week that they've found a new gene, ALS6, which is responsible for about 5 percent of hereditary Lou Gehrig's cases.

Gene therapy aids vision for 3 with rare blindness

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania announced in April 2008 the use of an innovative gene therapy treatment to safely restore vision in three adults with a rare form of congenital blindness. The technique involves an injection that delivers DNA to the nucleus of a cell so it can begin making the protein that the blind patients don't have. Although the patients have not achieved normal eyesight, the results set the stage for possible treatment of other retinal diseases.

Ovarian cancer survival linked to two key proteins

The chances of surviving ovarian cancer appear to vary dramatically depending on the levels of two tumor proteins, suggesting that this type of cancer may have a more nuanced outlook than the grim statistics indicate.

Scientists map DNA of prehistoric animal

A team of scientists at Penn State University could be one step closer to bringing extinct species back to life.

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