Needles emerge from the genomic haystack
Scientists yesterday reported finding seven new gene variants linked to diabetes, a sign that the disease-gene hunt may have finally attained a sort of critical momentum.
Researchers have been looking for genes related to particular disorders for more than 30 years, and have been frustrated in that hunt for almost as long. With the exception of a few conditions caused by a single malfunctioning gene — most notably, perhaps, cystic fibrosis and Huntingdon’s disease — most… Continue Reading