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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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Category: diy genetics
European Genetics and Anthropology has a neat little tutorial that may be of interest for genetic hobbyists: it provides instructions on how to run the program STRUCTURE on your own genetic data generated by a personal genomics company such...
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 7:15 AM • 0 Comments •
Category: finance
An email to deCODEme customers details the possible future of the personal genomics service following the bankruptcy of parent company deCODE Genetics.
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 5:00 AM • 2 Comments •
Category: decode genetics
Ailing Icelandic biotech giant deCODE Genetics has finally succumbed to its decade-long battle against insolvency, filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy in a US court.
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 4:45 AM • 8 Comments •
Category: personal genomics
Personal genomics company 23andMe has split its market with a new line of specialised genetic analysis products, and is set to raise the price of its full product in the next few days. It appears that the ideal of broad intellectual curiosity that has defined the company since its launch is gradually being eroded by market forces.
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 8:15 AM • 8 Comments •
Category: genome-wide association studies
Personal genomics company 23andMe announced novel genetic associations with hair curl at the recent ASHG meeting - but these findings have now been scooped by a publication from an academic consortium.
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 7:15 PM • 18 Comments •
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 •
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 • 23 Comments •
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 • 17 Comments •
Category: direct-to-consumer genetic testing
Personal genomics company 23andMe is considering offering discounted genome scans to clinicians to help them to make sense of the complexities of modern common disease genetics.
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 10:00 AM • 5 Comments •
Category: commercial genetic testing
In part 2 of a three-part series of guest post, lawyers Daniel Vorhaus and Lawrence Moore analyse the legal repercussions of a personal genomics company going bankrupt - what will happen to your data?
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 9:00 AM • 2 Comments •
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