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Posted inHealth

American Jews are winning the fight against Tay-Sachs. But work on genetic disorders remains.

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 19, 2022

In 1976, a letter to the editor thanked this publication for its coverage of the genetic disease Tay-Sachs, and for regularly promoting opportunities to get tested. At the time, Tay-Sachs […]

A visualization of DNA sequences. (Photo/Shutterstock-Isak55)
Posted inJewish Life

Does this DNA test mean I’m Jewish?

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler January 19, 2021
The headquarters of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel in Jerusalem. (JTA/Flash90)
Posted inEditorial

The thrill of genetic genealogical discoveries should be tempered by ethical concerns

by J. Editorial Board December 3, 2019December 3, 2019
Kimberly Schroder shows off her 23andMe results. (Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inBay Area

A Bay Area woman wanted to discover her Jewish roots. She ended up finding her biological father.

by Gabriel Greschler December 2, 2019December 3, 2019
Abstract visualization of DNA results
Posted inBay Area, Israel, U.S., Kids & Family, Jewish Life, News

Who is a Jew? DNA home testing adds new wrinkle to age-old debate

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky November 29, 2019December 2, 2019
Raleigh Zwerin, who found out in 2015 that she and her sister had the BRCA mutation, will speak on a panel about the gene that affects one in 40 Ashkenazi Jews. Seen here with her mother-in-law, Lonnie Zwerin.
Posted inHealth

At S.F. synagogue: BRCA, cancer and Ashkenazi genetics

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 17, 2018September 17, 2018
Elissa Epel
Posted inHealth, Talking With ..., Jewish Life, Seniors

Q&A: This scientist’s research can predict how long you’ll live

Robert Nagler Miller by Robert Nagler Miller June 15, 2017June 14, 2017

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