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It’s Monday, and there’s plenty of catching up to do around the world of genetics. This week month -
The Broad Institute received an astonishing $400 million endowment from the donors that bear its name. The Institute helped mapped the full complement of the human genes. This record-setting gift will fund genomics research.
A melanoma cell […]
‘Junk DNA’ could hold the key to the evolution of complex organisms . Vertebrates, animals that possess a backbone, are the most anatomically and genetically complex of all organisms, but explaining how they achieved this complexity has perplexed scientists since the conception of evolutionary theory.
A study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,USA, claims to […]
Grace at Flu Patrol and I were talking about the new Archon X PRIZE for Genomics: $10 million for technology that can map 100 human genomes in 10 days. And they’re not afraid of harnessing the power of celebrity and wealth to publicize the project.
…another $1 million if the team can decode the genomes of […]
If I were giving career advice to my son (who’s only four-years-old by the way), I would tell him to consider going into informatics. And if I were really pushy, I’d suggest bioinformatics. With computing power increasing exponentially and the internet offering up overwhelming amounts of information, we need people who can figure out […]
Last Thursday, I had the chance to meet Jason Bobe and Lisa Lee of DNA Direct, a direct-to-consumer DNA testing company based in San Francisco. You may remember the DNA Direct ad running on Genetics and Health for a few weeks leading people to their blog (much to some people’s disapproval). I think […]
Several years ago, I was an epidemiology consultant. One of my clients was Dr. David Moskowitz, a nephrologist based in St. Louis, MO, who is now the President, CEO, Chairman and Chief Medical Officer of Genomed. From the company profile:
GenoMed is a Next Generation DMtm company that uses medical genomics to improve patient […]
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Good thing Emma Tonkin at Genomics Policy, a University of Glamorgan weblog, is on top of things. From her I found out that today is National DNA Day! Sponsored by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), it’s perfect timing because this week, I happen to be celebrating Genetics and Health’s first birthday.
What’s […]
Genetics blogging started off on a good note this morning when I received an e-mail from Trevor Covert of Epigenetics News.
I have been a reader of Genetics and Health for quite awhile and enjoy all of the information and relevant issues that it brings to discussions around the break room at our lab.
Thank you […]
Middle school kids in the Baltimore-Washington Region are getting a chance to hop on the J. Craig Venter Institute sponsored Discover Genomics! Mobile Laboratory. All the equipment that’s needed to conduct biology experiements is on board: electricity, running water, micropipettes, centrifuges, electrophoresis supplies, and reagents. Each class gets hands-on experience in extracting DNA, studying […]
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