Genetic Testing
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Sperm Donor Whos "Fathered" 400 Kids Calls For Better Regulation Of Genetic Material [Baby Banks]
Jezebel —
Authority: 802
In the 1980s, Dr. Kirk Maxey fathered, by his count, some 400 children . Now he wants to see better regulation of sperm donation . Hypocritical? Maybe, but he might also be onto something. Dr. Maxey has been in the news, on and off, for the past couple of years. Most recently, Newsweek ran a profile of the ...11 hours ago -
Don’t Forget about Life Style Choices
QUEST Community Science Blog - KQED —
Authority: 122
For most of us, avoiding these is just as important as the genes we inherit. As someone who studies genes, I tend to give the environment short shrift. I have to watch out for that because it can cause a blind spot in how I think about biology. And how I live my life. As readers of this blog might remember , I ...3 days ago -
deCODEme opens its doors to free data upload from 23andMe customers
Genetic Future —
Authority: 106
A curious tweet this morning from personal genomics company deCODEme , barely a few weeks after the declaration of formal bankruptcy of parent company deCODE Genetics : @decodegenetics : Migrate to deCODE this winter! Upload your genetic data for free. http://www.decodeme.com/data-upload Heres a ...1 week ago -
Google Founder Now Blogging
Palm PDA Handheld —
Authority: 147
Google co-founder Sergey Brin has started a blog, candidly telling of being at risk for Parkinsons Disease and plugging his wifes genetic testing start-up firm. While Brin is no stranger to news-making webcasts and online press announcements, he made a blogging debut Thursday by sharing personal musings in a post at ...1 week ago -
Genealogy Magazines Offer Valuable Insight
GenWeekly —
Authority: 122
An article on BangorDailyNews.com, " Genealogy Magazine takes on genetics ," provides an in-depth review of the Family Tree Magazine December 2009 issue and its theme, "Complete Guide to Genetic Genealogy," as the article says, "an ambitious claim." The article highlights one article in particular, "DNA Fact or ...2 weeks ago -
Pathway Genomics Adds Executive
socalTECH.com - Southern California High Tech News —
Authority: 147
San Diego-based Pathway Genomics has added Sidney Stolz as Chief Growth Officer, the firm said this morning. According to Pathway Genomics, Stoltz joins the firm from Healthcare Solutions, where he was Executive Vice President. Stolz has also served at Towers Perrin, UnitedHealth Group, and AdvancedPCS. Pathway ...3 weeks ago -
Pathway Genomics: Interview
ScienceRoll —
Authority: 533
Some months ago, I wrote about the importance of customer service in the life of direct-to-consumer genomic companies . After the post, Pathway Genomics contacted me and said they were excited to speak more openly about their service. They also want to educate the community on genetic testing services and what ...3 weeks ago -
The Incredible Value of Human Life
Just in CASE —
Authority: 106
In Australia one of the biggest news stories of the last week has been the remarkable story of conjoined twins Trishna and Krishna who were successfully separated by a team of surgeons at the Royal Childrens Hospital in Melbourne on the 18th November. Two years ago the Children First Foundation brought these ...3 weeks ago -
Lawsuit Challenging Myriad’s BRCA1 and BRCA2 Patents Will Go Forward: Judge Rejects Defendants’ Attempts to Preclude Plaintiffs’ Day in Court
PredictER Blog —
Authority: 99
Association for Molecular Pathology et al. v. United States Patent and Trademark Office, et al . (S.D.N.Y. 2009) (Civil Action No. 09-4515 RWS), known as the lawsuit against Myriad Genetics challenging its gene patents related to BRCA1 and BRCA2 will go forward. On November 1, 2009 Judge Robert Sweet handed down an ...4 weeks ago -
A short but glorious rant
Genetic Future —
Authority: 106
Misha Angrist has a very brief but eloquent rant in response to the genomics nay-sayers in this Nature News piece on the bankruptcy of deCODE Genetics. Heres a taste: I agree: GWAS is of limited value and this probably contributed to deCODEs demise. But whatever deCODEs fate, if whole human genomes can be ...4 weeks ago -
I’d Rather Just Leave ‘em Alone :: Pressure to Enlarge my Breasts AND Cut Them Off
::the open end:: —
Authority: 135
It all began tonight with an NPR article about Huntington’s disease. Charles Sabine, a famous journalist, had a family history of HD and decided to undergo genetic testing. The test revealed that he will inevitably die from the genetic mutation and its horrific outcome. I continued reading and was brought ...4 weeks ago -
Top technology trends for payers
News —
Authority: 125
Health insurers will be keeping close watch on genetic testing and electronic medical records in 2010, according to the first of a planned annual series of reports from research organization ECRI Institute. Rounding out the top seven technology trends that payers should pay attention to in the new year are: Premium CT ...4 weeks ago -
CVS Caremark Launching Collaborating with Generation Health To Launch Program to Predict Patient Response for a Dozen Drugs With Genetic Testing
The Medical Quack —
Authority: 514
This is the first announcement of this type I have seen. Generation Health bills itself as a genetic benefit management company. It seems interesting that GINA has just become effective with new provisions that prevent family history to be used as it relates back to potential discrimination in hereditary areas ...4 weeks ago
