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http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/05/sports/olympics/pistorius-will-be-on-south-africas-olympic-team.html

http://www.scientificamerican.com/video.cfm?id=dna-chip-could-prevent-2012-06-28 DNA Chip Could Prevent Athletes’ Heart-Related Deaths
A microchip test that can detect hidden heart defects in professional athletes is set to go on sale this autumn. Designed by researchers at Lisbon Technical University, the test uncovers DNA mutations that cause thickening of the heart wall.

http://www.nature.com/news/fetal-tests-spur-legal-battle-1.10894

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/07/health/tests-of-parents-are-used-to-map-genes-of-a-fetus.html?pagewanted=all

http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/04/nih-unperturbed-by-new-way.html?ref=hp

http://www.genome.gov/27548101

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/03/health/research/dnas-power-to-predict-is-limited-study-finds.html?_r=2&hp
based on :
The Predictive Capacity of Personal Genome Sequencing
Nicholas J. Roberts,1* Joshua T. Vogelstein,2* Giovanni Parmigiani,3 Kenneth W. Kinzler,1 Bert
Vogelstein,1† Victor E. Velculescu1†
scitranslmed.3003380

http://bioethics.gov/cms/node/676

QT:
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SUMMARY: The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues is requesting public comment on the ethical issues raised by the ready availability of large-scale human genome sequence data, with regard to privacy and data access and the balancing of individual and societal interests.
DATES: To assure consideration, comments must be received by May 25, 2012. … The Commission is particularly interested in policies, practices, research, and perspectives on issues of privacy and data access as they relate to the integration of large-scale human genome sequencing into research and clinical care.
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http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1000864

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2012/03/15/BAMD1NKUNI.DTL
Nice quotes from other bay area personalgenomicists