Genes 101: Basics

Environment & Agriculture

Innovative Technology

Genomics in Society

Entertainment Genomics

Health

Addressing issues related to humans and our health

Improving our Health through our Genomes

Nutrigenomics
Our genes and diet interact to affect our health and our risk of diseases
Nutrigenetic Testing
Diet and lifestyle advice could one day be personally tailored to your genome

Can Genomics Cure What Ails us?

Cancer Stem Cells ^New!
These Stem Cells may explain some cancer resistance - and may be a future therapy
Genomic Cardiac Biomarkers ^New!
Connecting Genes and Heart Diseases

Jurassic Flu
Recreating the 1918 flu virus
Bird Flu
Why is it newsworthy when birds get the flu?
When I'm 164
What if we could hold back the aging process with a little genetic tweaking?
Genetic Steps in HIV Treatment
Genetic clues may offer hope for future treatments.

Genetic Testing

Genetic Screening: Embryonic
Testing embryos for genetic conditions
Prenatal Screening - Interactive Case Study
Prenatal screening and diagnostic testing in BC
Predictive Genetic Screening
Would you learn your genetic destiny?

Where We Came From, Where We are Going, and What it All Means...

Thrifty Gene
Did “thrifty genes” give people an evolutionary advantage until the modern Western lifestyle?

Healthy Choices: Personal vs Public?
Does personal health trump public health?
Artificial Stem Cells
Will parents always be necessary?

Do you know...

You can screen an embryo for genetic disease when it's only a few cells big.

Until the NHL strike in 2004, the only time the Stanley Cup Playoffs were cancelled due to the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic

If you choose to have genetic screening done for a disease, the results affect other family members because they share your genes.

Our genetic make-up may provide a list of foods our body metabolizes best and/or foods contributing to diseases.

Researchers have found a gene that affects aging in mice.