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Commentary on human genetics and evolution, direct-to-consumer genetic testing, and the personal genomics industry.
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: 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: next-generation sequencing
Two interviews in Bio-IT World shed light on the rapidly evolving world of new sequencing technology, and the informatic challenges created by that evolution.
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 7:00 AM • 4 Comments •
Category: next-generation sequencing
Sequencing company Illumina has delivered its first commercial personal whole genome sequence to entrepreneur Hermann Hauser.
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 5:30 AM • 6 Comments •
Category: next-generation sequencing
Complete Genomics, the company that promises complete human genome sequences for $5,000, has finally received the funding it needed to construct its first commercial facility in Silicon Valley. I talked to the company's CEO and one of its directors about the company's goals over the next 18 months.
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 8:00 AM • 4 Comments •
Category: next-generation sequencing
I've just discovered a very promising new blog in the genomics sphere (well, technically it's a newly relaunched blog) run by a group at the University of Birmingham.Two posts by Nick Loman are of immediate interest to readers here. Firstly, I...
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 1:45 PM • 3 Comments •
Category: next-generation sequencing
The announcement of the Helicos genome sequence (which I've already discussed in detail) engendered a huge amount of media interest, sometimes for the wrong reasons. Having the media attention directed elsewhere in the third-generation sequencing space was clearly an unwelcome experience...
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 1:15 PM • 2 Comments •
Category: next-generation sequencing
The widely-reported "price drop for genome sequencing" due to third-generation sequencer Helicos is an illusion.
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 8:00 PM • 2 Comments •
Category: next-generation sequencing
Stephen Quake, co-founder of DNA sequencing start-up Helicos, has sequenced his own genome using the company's single-molecule sequencing technology - but we still haven't reached the cost and accuracy points required to trigger a revolution in human genome sequencing.
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 7:00 PM • 7 Comments •
Category: guest post
Luke Jostins of Genetic Inference critiques a recent paper in Genome Research showcasing the first published human genome sequence generated using SOLiD technology.
Posted by Daniel MacArthur at 8:45 AM • 17 Comments •
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