Updated April 1, 2019 HeForShe launched in 2014 with the initial aim to mobilize one million men to commit to accelerate the achievement of gender equality. Men, you ask? Yes, men! As of April 2019, more than two billion have committed. The movement was created by UN...
A research team at the University of Bonn in Germany has published a new study regarding a mismatch repair gene called MSH3. This discovery is unique in that MSH3 is 1) inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern and 2) causes the development of multiple...
Updated August 2020 HeLa Cells HeLa cells are human cells that became the first and most commonly used human cell line. They are cells that are live and reproduce in a test tube. HeLa cells have generated breakthroughs in cell biology, drug discovery, and the...
This article is part of a series created to highlight rare hereditary cancer syndromes. Here’s Kevin’s story of Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP). Genetic Counseling Note: Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) is an hereditary cancer syndrome...
All rights reserved by SS&SS via Fickr Updated May 3, 2019 GINA, or the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act, is a set of policies that surround how an employer or insurance company can and cannot handle its clients’ or employees’ genetic information....
June 29th, 2016 was Cancer Moonshot day. Over 270 summits across the United States, Puerto Rico and Guam were held. These events initiated the conversation and collaboration between scientists, advocates, researchers, physicians, genetic counselors, politicians,...
