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Daniel MacArthur
I write about the genetic and evolutionary basis of human variation, and the companies trying to sell you information about your genome.
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January 28, 2009
Category: personal genomics
Personal genomics company Navigenics has followed competitor 23andMe in offering a reduced-price product, but it's no bargain.
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 6:30 PM • 6 Comments •
January 27, 2009
Category: personal genomics
Misha Angrist passes on a call from Case Western University for personal genomics customers to participate in a study of the experience of getting your genome scanned. If you've paid money to 23andMe, deCODEme or Navigenics, consider getting involved -...
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 6:15 PM • 1 Comments •
January 26, 2009
Category: next-generation sequencing
I'm anticipating a week of sun, sand and cutting-edge genomics in Marco Island next week.
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 6:45 AM • 5 Comments •
January 22, 2009
Category: direct-to-consumer genetic testing
New Scientist explores the shady world of surreptitious genetic testing - companies offering to analyse non-consensually collected DNA for evidence of infidelity, non-paternity, or even potential disease risk.
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 4:35 PM • 11 Comments •
January 21, 2009
Keith Robison from Omics! Omics! has a fun nostalgia piece looking back on his days in the midst of the genomics bubble of the late 90s. Subscribe to Genetic Future....
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 3:25 PM • 0 Comments •
January 19, 2009
Category: direct-to-consumer genetic testing
Welcome to the 42nd edition of Gene Genie, the blog carnival of clinical genetics and personalised medicine - this time with a special focus on personalised genetics.
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 10:25 AM • 1 Comments •
Category: predictions
2009 will be a huge year for the field of human genomics - here are my predictions regarding some of the major trends we're likely to see.
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 7:20 AM • 4 Comments •
January 16, 2009
Category: whole-genome sequencing
A new paper describes an approach that can compress a whole human genome sequence down to just 4 MB - small enough to send as an email attachment.
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 10:15 AM • 2 Comments •
Category: evolutionary genetics
A recent paper uses ancient DNA to study the genetic history of the Icelandic population.
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 6:35 AM • 0 Comments •
January 14, 2009
Category: next-generation sequencing
Based on a recent survey of second-generation sequencing users, the costs of DNA sequencing are still well above the levels required to achieve the magical $1000 genome.
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 3:35 PM • 4 Comments •
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