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Science and Society: Be Inclusive, Not Insular

Written by Nascent Transcript writer Sumantra Chatterjee November 2017 A few days ago, I found myself sitting next to a news reporter at a scientific meeting, who lamented that all the beautiful work done by scientists is never explained properly to the public and that the gap between science and the general society is increasing. That... Read More

Question-Asking Behavior: Interview with Natalie Telis

Nascent Transcript writer Brooke Wolford interviewed Natalie Telis, a 5th year PhD student in Biomedical Informatics at Stanford University. November 2017  Diversity was a recurring theme at the American Society of Human Genetics’ 2017 Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida—from the Presidential Address by Nancy Cox, PhD, to the final talk in the opening plenary session... Read More

Researchers Quantify Breast Cancer Risk Based on Rare Variants and Background Risk

Embargoed for Release Friday, October 20, 2017 5:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Director of Communications and Marketing 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org Findings Reported at ASHG 2017 Annual Meeting BETHESDA, MD – Rare variants combined with background genetic risk factors may account for many unexplained cases of familial breast cancer, and knowing the... Read More

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