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Changing priorities

I’ve seen a couple of things in the past couple of weeks that indicate that priorities about what public perception of which problems need to get more government spending may be changing. Among diseases cancer remains #1, but there is growing awareness and concern about Alzheimer’s. The Alzheimer’s Association released its own facts and figures report a couple of weeks ...

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Aw, shucks!

Well, our cancer data/disparities map mashup didn’t make it into the winner column at the NetSquared competition. But 21 other interesting projects did. Congratulations to them. I’ll go pout now.

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Your genetic profile on Facebook?

It’s rather stunning how the perspective on matters can change pretty quickly. Technology Review has an article about how 23andMe has an amazing take on genetic variation: it may be a new basis for common social  identity and, hence, social networking. "I think the idea of social networking has untapped potential," says George Church, a pioneer in genomics at Harvard ...

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Genetic testing disconnect grows

I’ve written before about the rapid growth of genetic testing companies that will test for genetic indicators of everything from paternity to 3 billion base full genome dumps, all for a price. And I reported last week on the study published in JAMA that about how unprepared physicians are to deal with genetic testing. The tribulation continues with an article ...

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