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Knowing more about your risk of type 2 diabetes is just a keyboard click away at DNA Direct. Together with deCODE diagnostics, DNA Direct is now offering deCODE T2, a genetic test that examines the presence of the “T” allele of SNP rs7903146, located within the transcription factor 7-like 2 (TCF7L2) gene. Almost twice as […]
Biotech start-ups utilizing genetic information are nothing new. Could 23andMe be unique? Yesterday, I received a nice email from their recruiting manager, Oliver Ryan. As luck would have it, I’m vacationing in the San Francisco Bay Area and hope to swing a meeting with some 23andMe folks next week, including Anne Wojcicki and Linda Avey. […]
DNA is being collected from birth. In Minnesota, blood samples are collected from all newborns unless parents specifically request an exemption. But, these samples cannot be used for research or any other reason not related to disease testing unless the parents sign consent forms.
Genetic privacy advocates think that no blood samples should be taken at […]
Earlier this week, the National Sleep Foundation reported that more than half of American women are suffering from sleep deprivation. These women are too tired to have a good work and personal life and are completely stressed out. (I’m sure many of us can identify!) And if they also happen to have the long version […]
Einstein at the chalkboard writing out his secret thoughts.
Genetics is my life.
DNA –> RNA –> Protein
Just having a little fun. ;)
Image created using hetemeel.com via Mary at That Damn PC!
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Dr. Emily Devoto doesn’t mince words and that’s what makes The Antidote: Counterspin for Health Care and Health News such compelling reading. Opinionated people are my favorite! That is, unless she’s targeting genetics, of course.
1. On your About Me section, you write that you’re “exploring ways to promote, via the Internet, the use of evidence […]
In response to the series of genetics articles published in The Jewish Standard last week, I asked Lisa Lee of DNA Direct to share her thoughts specifically on the article about direct-to-consumer genetic testing by Dr. Miryam Wahrman.
DNA Direct offers medical tests and provides information about medical guidelines for appropriateness of testing. For example, ACOG […]
Ahead of the November 28th release, I got my Crichton novel, Next, yesterday. The new genetics thriller is leaving me feeling rather odd….
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Bioethics frustrates me. As much as I’d like to have a firm opinion on genetics issues, I find myself waffling more often than not. I understand both sides and while I know what I would do personally, I don’t have the confidence to tell others what to do. (Surprised?)
Fortunately, there are others who spend their […]
Several months ago, I wrote about the Bradfield family in which a mutation of the CDH1 gene was discovered which appears to increase the risk of stomach cancer. To my surprise, Mike Slabaugh, one of the Bradfield cousins, popped in to let people know that he was happy to help anyone who’s looking for more […]
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