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The Chairman of UK's National Stem Cell Network, Lord Patel, made some pessimistic statements about the prospects of stem cell research during that country's first National Stem Cell Research Conference.
"But we have to be cautious," he said. "It may not deliver therapy for anything. We may find that stem therapy is quite a risky business.
We had a lot of hype about gene therapy, and while we still use it in some cases it did not deliver the great promise we thought it would because of the side-effects. But the promise just now is great and we must continue with the stem cell science."
The over-the-counter availability of an at-home paternity test was expanded into thirty states, from an initial trial of three.
The Genetics and Public Policy Center published a commentary in Science criticizing some genetic tests, particularly those that are offered direct to the consumer and have potential (but unproven) implications for drug dosage and response. Brandon Keim reports at Wired.
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