Elisha Chin discusses genetic testing on CBC Radio One

Listen to Elisha’s story on CBC Radio One’s Definitely Not the Opera: Thanks to genetic testing, you can find out all sorts of things… like whether you’re at risk for breast cancer, or whether you’re carrying the gene for sickle cell anemia. For Elisha Chin, a genetic test offered a crystal ball into her future. That’s [...]

Jeff Carroll Fighting Huntington disease CBC video interview

Canadian scientist Jeff Carroll’s extraordinary race against time to find a cure for Huntington disease.  http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/TV_Shows/Connect_with_Mark_Kelley/1305591601/ID=1786034970 Note that Dr. Carroll is also associated with the new HD research website HD Buzz.

Genetic Discrimination on The Current

The Current on CBC radio has once again covered a topic of interest to the HD community.  A group calling themselves the  “DNA Dozen” have put their DNA information on the internet in order to encourage open access of DNA databases. Interviews in response include: Katie Lingard – A brave HD family member who discusses her [...]