Part 1: What is DTC Genetic Testing? February 26, 2015 Last week a company called 23andMe was awarded approval by the Food and Drug Administration to offer genetic testing to you at home. This is the first time the FDA permits a rare disease gene to be screened without a healthcare professional’s involvement. After reading… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Vibrant Gene
Vibrant Gene Founder Featured in Perspectives Magazine
February 17, 2015 Perspectives Magazine, Q1 2015 The founder of Vibrant Gene helped create the first non-English speaking clinical rotation training site for American genetic counselors. Read about challenges that pioneers in genetic counseling face in Chile. Pictured (left to right): Sonia Margarit, CGC; Maria Luisa Guzman, RN; Kayla Sheets, LCGC; in Santiago, Chile…. Read more »
Three-Parent IVF Babies?: allow us to explain…
(Part 1) February 12, 2015 (updated March 9, 2015) Photo by Erin Lee The UK is the first country in the world to legalize the use of 3-parent IVF techniques. The FDA is currently reviewing the technique for use in the US. How can three parents create one biological baby? Much of this post… Read more »
Vibrant Gene’s Beginnings
One Christmas, I thought it would be fun to try out at-home DNA testing for my then-fiance and for myself. I recall sitting side by side on our overstuffed couch, spitting into plastic test tubes and laughing at the slobbery mess we were making. After about a month of waiting, the results were in. We… Read more »