Considering our genetic legacy

The Final Theory: Rethinking Our Scientific Legacy

The Genetic Legacy of Farming

P h o to : J u ra j Li p tá k , L D A S a ch se n -A n h a lt ( to p ); i llu st ra ti o n : O p ti ca 2 0 15 , M P I fo r th e S ci en ce o f Li g h t, p . 4 3 (b o tt o m ) Agriculture and livestock farming spread across central Europe around 7,500 years ago. The associated selection processes are reflected in the genome of today’s Europeans. Based on the analysis of genetic data from differe...

Genomic data-sharing: what will be our legacy?

Prior to 1974, the Tuskegee Syphilis experiments, expansive use of the HeLa cells, and other blatant instances of research abuse pervaded the medical research field. Ongoing challenges to informed consent, privacy and data-sharing will influence the stories that research participants today share with future generations. This has significant implications for the advancement of genomic science, a...

A legacy of leadership: achieving our Centennial Vision.

Penelope A. Moyers President of the American Occupational Therapy Association Iwas presenting on the West Coast and had to make a connecting flight through Cincinnati. The weather was very bad, which meant the flight home was delayed. Everyone in the gate area was tense and irritable. Finally we loaded onto the last plane out for the night, one of those small regional planes where you can barel...

Shaping Our Legacy: Reproductive Health and the Environment