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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Big news - @CompleteGenomic prepares to launch public stock offering: http://j.mp/bFBJKX (via @bachinsky )
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Back from a long weekend with no internet. Amazing how much stuff there is to catch up on after just three days away...
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RT @nanopore : ONT-sponsored Future of Genomics session @absw Fri. Speakers inc @CR_UK @phgfoundation @markgfh @dgmacarthur @edyong209
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Great post by @edyong209 on exploring his genetic data from @23andMe : http://bit.ly/bYUQAR
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New Genomes Unzipped post by @VincentPlagnol : returning genetic data to research participants: http://bit.ly/cO6ILe
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New GF post: scare-mongering and exaggerated anecdotes about DTC testing in the Washington Post: http://bit.ly/dzAmAM
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RT @edyong209 : I'll be blogging my experience with 23andme later on today. Tick tock tick tock...
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Anne Wojcicki (@23andMe ) has her slides and transcript from the #FDALDT meeting up at the Spittoon: http://bit.ly/9Z8wNj
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Full text of Katherine Borges' excellent "don't protect me from my DNA" testimony to FDA on HuffPo: http://j.mp/a2g0Wy
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RT @MishaAngrist : JB: "Even FDA-cleared tests often have poor predictive value." #FDALDT Shocking!
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For confused readers: I'm following the FDA lab-developed tests public meeting via web-cast: http://bit.ly/9sxPbr
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Ha - Balaji S. argues for easy web forms and worked examples for FDA approval submission. Beats "enforcement discretion"! #FDALDT
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Balaji S. praises the PGP entrance exam (http://www.pgpstudy.org/). #FDALDT
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Balaji Srinivasan: how do we balance ubiquity of genomics w/ fact that 60% of people think tomatoes have no DNA? #FDALDT
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MT @MishaAngrist : Same ppl who say we need ongoing relationships w/docs say those docs don't have enough time to help us w/ genomes #FDALDT
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RT @Genetics_Blog : Anne Wojcicki at #FDALDT: @23andMe running hundreds of GWAS nightly with their research database.
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RT @Genetics_Blog : Anne Wojcicki at #FDALDT: patients WANT to participate in research. 4000 signed up for @23andMe Parkinsons study
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Analysing @markgfh 's raw 23andMe and deCODEme data for ABSW presentation on Friday. Quick, somebody call the FDA!
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53% of parents interested in at-home personal genetic testing for their kids: http://bit.ly/dgAMxz (via @elainewestwick )
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Wow, "Transcripts are only available during active sessions." That seems... pointless. #FDALDT http://bit.ly/aDl1O2
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MT @matthewherper : #FDALDT DNA seq: It's going to be like everyone has a Bible, carried from one priest to another to get it interpreted.
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A reminder to follow @genomicslawyer , @lindaavey , @matthewherper , @MishaAngrist and others at the #FDALDT hashtag.
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Report on the first day of the crucial FDA public meeting from @genomicslawyer : http://bit.ly/cG67oq
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THIS is why I paid for access behind the Times pay-wall: @markgfh on his 3 genome scan results: http://bit.ly/9jP4tj
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RT @TimesScience : Me cubed: how three different companies interpreted my DNA (blog by @markgfh ) http://bit.ly/cpdwzs (sub)
