Porto, Portugal. New research findings provide a solid basis to explain the dynamics of producing different RNAs within an organism.

The discovery came when observing how removal of a stop (or termination) codon can lead to developmental abnormalities by interfering with the translation process, the third stage of protein biosynthesis and essential to the overall gene expression process.

Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic tests give inaccurate predictions of disease risks and many European geneticists believe that some of them should be banned.

Two different studies presented at the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics (ESHG) followed different routes to the same conclusion. One focused on the predictive ability of DTC tests, while the other surveyed clinical geneticists on their experience and attitudes.