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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….
Tags: bioengineering, crichton, diseases, DNA, Genes, genetics, health, illness, michael-crichton, next, nextgencodeShare This
After my post yesterday, I hightailed it down to my local newsagent to pick up the 50th anniversary issue of New Scientist. Then I hunkered down at the restaurant next door for some breakfast and delicious science reading.
Oops. Did I put “delicious” in front of the wrong noun?
This issue is cool not least because […]
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 […]
Look what I picked up at the London Science Museum a few weeks ago - bookmarks, postcards, and cards.
Pairs of human chromosomes [repeated pattern]
Detail view of the wall surrounding the Live Science area of the Who am I? gallery.
Who am I? looks at contemporary brain science and genetics and asks whether we can be defined […]
In the world of science blogging, one man is known to all - Dr. PZ Myers of Pharyngula. I don’t think I have to say any more!
1. When I was in high school (class of 1990), I learned very little about DNA and molecular biology. Now, PhD’s teach high school biology in some schools and […]
Big news for breast cancer patients on tamoxifen. Ryan Phelan and Jason Bobe of DNA Direct were at the FDA meeting on October 18th where it was decided that information about the cytochrome P450*2D6 (CYP2D6) gene should be included on the package insert and drug label.
From DNA Direct affiliate company Genes and Drugs:
The 2D6 gene […]
For all the talk about genetic testing, it’s easy to forget that most people in the majority of countries around the world don’t have access to even the most basic tests. GENDIA hopes to change this by improving the “accessibility, cost-effectiveness and quality of genetic diagnostics on a global scale.” Today, I have the […]
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