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.

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 ...

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 ...

I’ve posted a couple of comments in recent months on the rapidity with which genetic testing is coming to the consumer market (1, 2). The plummeting cost of gene sequencing is spurring entrepreneurs to offer various testing services online. It can run from testing a few well-known trouble spots to whole genome sequencing. Various health authorities have questioned whether or ...