Daniel MacArthur
Genetics Blogger
I work in human evolutionary genomics, and blog about the genetic testing industry
Biology
http://twitter.com/dgmacarthur
http://www.scienceblogs.com/geneticfuture/
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@edyong209 I was thinking a slightly paler shade of blanched almond: http://bit.ly/bLCkZA
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Genetic Future post: On plausible alternative hypotheses: Nic Wade, usually a reliable writer on matters genetic,... http://bit.ly/ax7k2J
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Wolfram Alpha has put together a new gene search tool: http://bit.ly/bqzyJt Very limited; colour me underwhelmed.
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Blogging helps. RT @NatureNews : Do scientists too often take a passive approach to their careers? http://bit.ly/bbIlu3
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Looks like Roche is having some serious 454 reagent problems: http://bit.ly/9SagHE Reminiscent of ILMN last year.
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Sanger is in mourning today; Leena was an inspiration, and fought to the end. She will be missed: http://bit.ly/aKOy3V
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Genetic Future post: Celebrity genomics without the Y chromosome: Glenn Close has her genome sequenced: Zoe McDou... http://bit.ly/bF3DrJ
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Big week for genomics - Glenn Close's genome has been sequenced: http://bit.ly/aPBV5I (h/t @nanopore ). Blogging it now.
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Cool! Ultrawide panoramic shots of the EBI and my workplace, the Sanger Institute: http://bit.ly/cUrOkz /via @dullhunk
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RT @genomicslawyer : re: NEJM & Science WGS papers out today, @ivanoransky has a nice piece on shifted embargo deadlines http://bit.ly/99QjcY
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RT @TimesScience : A scientist tracks the genetic origins of his own disease http://bit.ly/cMTL1X
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Genetic Future post: Disease hunting with whole genome sequences: the good news, and the bad news: Lupski, J.R., ... http://bit.ly/b7k7Bw
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Genetic Future post: State of sequencing technology in 2010: Dan Koboldt has a very nice recap of the various sequ... http://bit.ly/aQDWs3
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RT @MishaAngrist : It's alive: http://bit.ly/960jvq Still hard to imagine Kari Stefansson playing 2nd fiddle to anyone...
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Disturbing - gene patents could hinder genome-wide scans for disease risk: http://bit.ly/az1gwU (via @MishaAngrist )
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In an @timesscience op-ed, @markgfh storms the barricades in defense of UK science funding: http://bit.ly/b1lNWV Go Mark!
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Genetic Future post: Genetic ancestry testing: people who don't want to know: Dan Vorhaus pointed me to this revie... http://bit.ly/cfpd0o
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Lancome makeup ad: "based on 10 years of research into genes". I just threw up in my mouth a little. No more TV for me.
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Genetic Future post: On finding folks you know: 23andMe reveals some unexpected cousins: A colleague just pointed ... http://bit.ly/aGn57B
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RT @danielzak : What is it with cars and DNA? My google news search for "DNA" gives 50/50 results for car news and genetics.
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RT @genomicslawyer : @PathwayGenomics licenses Harvard-developed content for DTC genetic test reports: http://bit.ly/cnw4WP
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RT @nanopore : FF the #AGBT tweeters @apfejes @lukejostins @dgmacarthur @finchtalk @rforsberg @adamkraut @bioitworld
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Bullshit gene-based diet test gets free advertising via Reuters. News at 11. http://bit.ly/dzTQY6 /via @LIFECorporation
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RT @finchtalk : BioTechniques - #AGBT: Single at last, more coverage http://bit.ly/cjzth1
