Where are you going, where have you been: a recent history of the direct-to-consumer genetic testing market

I-36: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis - Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is now considered routine in IVF laboratories with micromanipulation capability and access to genetic diagnostic services. The past two decades have witnessed a dramatic increase in the use of PGD, the number of cycles performed, and the indications for which PGD has been used. This increase has been mirrored by a slow, but steady, increase in the range o...

Where we have been, where we are going.

Transfer Technique - Seeing where you are going

The main variables that affect nidation are related to uterine receptivity, embryo quality and the efficiency of embryo transfer. Embryo transfer is the critical step in assisted reproductive technology; with rigid catheters, contamination with blood, mucus or bacteria, increased contraction waves of the myometrium, and the level of difficulty in introducing the catheter inside the uterine cavi...

Trail Re-Identification: Learning Who You Are From Where You Have Been

This paper provides algorithms for learning the identities of individuals from the trails of seemingly anonymous information they leave behind. Consider online consumers, who have the IP addresses of their computers logged at each website visited. Many falsely believe they cannot be identified. The term “reidentification” refers to correctly relating seemingly anonymous data to explicitly ident...

Where Have You Been? Secure Location Provenance for Mobile Devices

With the advent of mobile computing, location-based services have recently gained popularity. Many applications use the location provenance of users, i.e., the chronological history of the users’ location for purposes ranging from access control, authentication, information sharing, and evaluation of policies. However, location provenance is subject to tampering and collusion attacks by malicio...