Press Association
More awareness is needed around genetic sight loss – expert
There needs to be more awareness about genetic sight loss among the public and specialists, an expert has said. Inherited sight loss conditions are the most common cause of blindness in working age adults in the UK. While there is a lack...
Curated Video
Protecting Consumer Privacy As DNA Testing Booms
Arizona, California, Florida, Maryland, Montana and South Dakota have passed legislation to protect consumers' genetic privacy.
Curated Video
22 Year Old Breast Cancer Patient Shares Challenges Of Young Diagnosis
Madison Webb is part of a growing group of women: under 40, with metastatic breast cancer at the time of initial diagnosis.
Curated Video
Genetic test claims to identify child athletes
AP Television
Bountiful, Utah, USA - March 7th, 2011
1. Various of Elizabeth Marston playing football with her father in front garden
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Elizabeth Marston:
" I hope I can be in the Olympics because I love soccer...
Curated Video
The largest U.S. drugstore chain, Walgreen Co., says it is holding off selling genetic testing kits at its stores after the Food and Drug Administration raised concerns with the kits' manufacturer.
HEADLINE: Walgreens to hold off selling genetic test kits
CAPTION: The largest U.S. drugstore chain, Walgreen Co., says it is holding off selling genetic testing kits at its stores after the Food and Drug Administration raised concerns...
Bloomberg
Invitae: the Amazon of Genetic Testing?
April 6 -- Randy Scott, chief executive officer at Invitae, discusses the rise in Biotech, his company's expansion of tests and how his company, like Amazon, is trying to bring down costs. He speaks to Bloomberg's Emily Chang on...
Bloomberg
Injecting A Missing Gene Could Restore His Sight
Feb.03 -- 7-year-old Maverick has a rare genetic disorder that severely limits his vision. Now, a medication called Luxturna - the first gene therapy approved by the FDA - has the potential to substantially improve his sight, via an...
Curated Video
The largest U.S. drugstore chain, Walgreen Co., will start selling genetic testing kits at many of its stores later this month, according to Pathway Genomics, which makes the kits.
HEADLINE: Walgreens will start selling genetic test kits
CAPTION: The largest U.S. drugstore chain, Walgreen Co., will start selling genetic testing kits at many of its stores later this month, according to Pathway Genomics, which makes...
Bloomberg
23andMe Finds New Genetic Links to Covid-19 Loss of Smell Symptom
Jun.07 -- 23andMe Inc. CEO Anne Wojcicki discusses the company's latest finding of a genetic variant associated with the loss of smell and taste among Covid-19 patients. The research follows 23andMe's earlier report on the link between...
Bloomberg
23andMe Wins FDA Approval to Sell Genetic Tests
Apr.07 -- Anne Wojcicki, co-founder and CEO of 23andMe, discusses gaining FDA approval for genetic tests to predict disease risk and concerns over data privacy. She speaks with Caroline Hyde on “Bloomberg Markets.â€
Curated Video
Was your kid born to be an elite athlete? Marketers of genetic tests claim the answer is in mail-order kits costing less than $200.
Could gene tests tell if kids can be sports stars?
CAPTION: Was your kid born to be an elite athlete? Marketers of genetic tests claim the answer is in mail-order kits costing less than $200. (March 8)
" I hope I can be in the Olympics...
Curated Video
Dog owners use DNA tests to discover their pet's pedigree
San Francisco, US - March 18, 2013
1. Various close of Bingley the dog
2. Wide of Bingley playing
3. Wide of Leah Prassinos and her husband walking with Bingley
4. Various of documents with details of Bingley's genetic tests
5. Mid of...
Curated Video
The more than 400 children taken from a ranch run by a polygamous sect will stay in state custody and be subject to genetic testing to sort out family relationships that have confounded welfare authorities, a judge ruled.
HEADLINE: FLDS children to undergo genetic testing Monday
CAPTION: The more than 400 children taken from a ranch run by a polygamous sect will stay in state custody and be subject to genetic testing to sort out family relationships that...
Curated Video
There are now many different ways to trace your family tree
1. Various of people in street
2. Close up of various books on genealogy
3. Close up of DNA testing kit
4. Person swabbing inside of mouth
5. Person preparing envelope with their DNA swabs
6. Laboratory technician working with DNA...
Bloomberg
Cuomo Says He Has No Trouble Telling Trump When He Disagrees
Apr.21 -- New York Governor Andrew Cuomo describes his relationship with President Donald Trump. Cuomo spoke to reporters in Buffalo.
Curated Video
Prenatal Testing Comes With Certain Risks
The tests are used by about a third of all pregnant women in the U.S.
Bloomberg
A Brief History of Gene Editing
Feb.26 -- From a monk experimenting on pea plants to genetically modified babies born in China, this is how gene editing has become a subject of great anticipation and fear. (Video by Leila Hussain & Christian Capestany)
Bloomberg
Bringing Genetic Testing to the Masses
Color Genomics CEO Elad Gil talks about his genetic testing business and how he hopes to grow it by making the testing more affordable. He speaks on "Bloomberg Markets." (Source: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg
How Genetic Engineering Tool Crispr Could Change Humanity
June 1 -- Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats, or Crispr, is a new genetic engineering tool that allows scientists to easily move around the genes of any living creature. In this episode of Sooner Than You Think,...
SciShow
Why We Send Animals to Space
What were the first living things to travel to space? Long before humans went into orbit, scientists sent animals into space to see how space exploration would affect living things. Viewers of an interesting video learn about how animals...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: A Variety of Hummingbirds
Learn about different traits and adaptations in various species of hummingbirds in this video from Nature. [2:50]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Little Brain, Big Journey
This Nature video shows the migratory patterns and habits of the Rufous hummingbird. [2:41]