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Molecular Diagnostics in Personalized Medicine Like crossing an abyss, addressing the ethical, legal, and social implications of human genomics cannot be done by halves. CLINICAL OMICS CROSSES A VALUES CHASM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Genomics is transforming medicine, but social, legal, and ethical issues need to be addressed before it can be widely adopted in the clinic. MENTAL STANDARD: GENETIC TESTING OF NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES . . .12 Technology advances and increased funding and awareness are leading to new revelations in the neuroscience field. PCR SHOWS OFF ITS CLINICAL CHOPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Better technique lets PCR perform molecular diagnostics with authority and consistency. Regular Features INNOVATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 On-Ramp to the Cancer Genomics Superhighway: Guardant Health's blood biopsy democratizes precision oncology, speeds processing of "wet bits." SNAPSHOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Propelled by Next-Gen Sequencing, MDx Gains on Antimicrobial Resistance: Fast-evolving pathogens elude standard tests, but they may be run down by new NGS assays. NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 NEW PRODUCTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Cover montage: Deposit Photos/lightsource and iStockPhoto/alanphillips Above (top): Deposit Photos/lightsource Above (bottom): Bio-Rad www.clinicalomics.com MEETING ROUNDUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 August 2015 Clinical OMICs 3 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXBPPWZv--Ne4NfAUHcc8hg https://twitter.com/ClinicalOMICs http://www.clinicalomics.com

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