Bioengineering

Investigators at University of Sydney zero in on bioengineering

Published in Genetics and Environmental Health Week, March 10th, 2010

"New technologies emerging from the Human Genome Project and the rapidly expanding direct-to-consumer DNA testing have provided a challenging environment for the entry of pharmacogenomics into clinical practice. The traditional pathology laboratory, which is centered around a referring clinician and the patient, is also being reshaped by these developments," researchers in Sydney, Australia report.

"These changes are occurring as the shrinking health dollar imposes a greater focus on preventative medicine. For the latter to benefit from genomics requires the community to be engaged, and the development of the disease process identified earlier than otherwise possible....

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Source: Genetics and Environmental Health Week (2010-03-10)

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