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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.
Daniel also blogs about personal genomics at Genomes Unzipped.
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October 27, 2009
Category: law
A while back Dan Vorhaus and Lawrence Moore wrote a fantastic series of guest posts here on Genetic Future on the issue of what would happen to customer data in the event that a direct-to-consumer genetic testing company went...
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 12:00 PM • 2 Comments •
October 25, 2009
Category: ashg2009
Personal genomics company 23andMe presented today at the American Society of Human Genetics meeting on novel genetic associations generated by the company using data from their customer base. The presentation showed that the company is capable of doing solid science, although it also raised worrying questions about the validity of survey results from customers who've already seen their genetic data.
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 5:30 AM • 10 Comments •
October 14, 2009
Category: ashg2009
I'll be away for the American Society of Human Genetics meeting in Hawaii for most of the next couple of weeks - I'll be covering the conference primarily via Twitter, and you can follow all of the tweets from the...
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 7:15 PM • 8 Comments •
October 13, 2009
Category: personal genomics
Details are pretty sketchy, but a press release announced today suggests that personal genomics company 23andMe has performed a genome-wide association study comparing 100 current or former professional NFL players with a set of controls of unspecified sample size.The...
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 12:30 PM • 24 Comments •
October 7, 2009
Category: commercial genetic testing
An opinion piece in Nature by scientists including J. Craig Venter calls for changes to the approaches personal genomics companies use to select risk prediction markers and display information to customers.
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 9:20 PM • 18 Comments •
The latest issue of Nature contains an embarrassment of riches for those of us interested in personal genomics, and indeed I'm having trouble figuring out which article to write about first.Just look at the options: there's a review on approaches to...
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 6:30 PM • 1 Comments •
October 6, 2009
Category: next-generation sequencing
The announcement that IBM is entering the DNA sequencing race has created media excitement, but as yet there's nothing to suggest that IBM is a serious competitor to better-established platforms such as Oxford Nanopore.
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 11:00 AM • 3 Comments •
Category: next-generation sequencing
IBM is moving into the DNA sequencing market, the Genomics Law Report has launched a great new series on ethical, legal and social issues in genomics, and a new program has been launched to teach medical students about recent developments in genomics - including an opportunity to get themselves tested.
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 6:30 AM • 1 Comments •
Category: genetic ancestry testing
Last week I noted a highly controversial plan by the UK Border Agency to begin using DNA and isotope testing to help determine the geographical origins of refugees, for use in making decisions about whether or not to grant...
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 6:00 AM • 1 Comments •
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