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Geospiza Cuts Deal With Illumina, To Help Scientists Cope With Information Overload

FinchLab is the name of the software product to be used. We are all overwhelmed with data and sequencing is a huge amount of data to be interpreted, so the combination of the software along with the genetic machine produced by Illumina stand to...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2008 1:34 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, personalized medicine, Genomics, Science, software, DNA Testing, Sequencing, Geopiza, Illumina, FinchLab

And now a word from the CEO of Complete Genomics

There are big companies investing in genomics as well, but as time progresses we could see a combination of efforts and some melt downs occur. Cerner healthcare just recently made the news by adding genomics capabilities to their lab software...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2008 9:16 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, personalized medicine, Genomics, health insurance, DNA Testing, X-prize, Sequencing, George Church, Complete Genomics, Personal Genomics Project, Polonator

Helicos Launches Open Access Web Site With Microbial Genome Data

Helicos has created an open access website for sharing Helicos data sets and bioinformatics software tools, called the HeliSphere(TM) Technology Center. We are seeing a lot of new developments as genomic sequencing continues to grow at a rapid...

Published Sat, Nov 11 2008 12:52 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Biotech, Pharmacogenomics, DNA Testing, Helicos, Sequencing, Genonimic Testing, Single cell sequencing, Stanford Univeristy

New Program To Help Physicians Understand Role Of DNA-Based Preventive Medicine

I have posted a couple resources here too from past articles, Navigenics has from the beginning focused their DNA and genomic sequencing in the area of physicians versus consumer retail selling methods. This is an important area as some knowledge...

Published Wed, Nov 11 2008 2:16 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, personalized medicine, Genomics, Biotech, CME, DNA Testing, Navigenics, Sequencing, medical education

Cloning From the Frozen Dead

This article is very interesting in the fact that the potential is now in the works to bring things back from the dead! It cites using mice that were frozen for 16 years and guess what, they are back. The baseball legend Ted Williams referenced...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2008 1:30 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, DNA Testing, Frozen Human, Cloning

Physicians often caught between what patients want and what science offers

The American Medical Association administration recommends that genetic testing be carried out under the personal supervision of a qualified health care professional, but the lines get a bit gray in between what is actual clinical credible data and what...

Published Tue, Nov 11 2008 11:28 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, Pharma/FDA News, personalized medicine, Genomics, healthcare, Science, AMA, DNA Testing, Sequencing, Lab Tests, genetic counselors

DNA 'Tweezers' - Breakthrough technology

The tweezers grab a piece of target DNA and release it on-demand using a controlled series of hydrogen bonding and pH changes. The process of getting the tweezers to grasp and release. This is the first one that can grasp and release...

Published Mon, Nov 11 2008 12:51 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, Genomics, Biotech, R and D, DNA Testing, Protein tweezers

Washington University scientists first to sequence genome of cancer patient

10 genetic mutations were found in the patient's tumor and virtually every cell in the tumor sample had nine of the mutations. “What's striking about the new research is that the scientists were able to sift through the 3 billion pairs of...

Published Fri, Oct 10 2008 1:56 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, Other Items of Interest, Genomics, Cancer, R and D, DNA Testing, Sequencing

At Home Bi-Polar Genomics Test

Your DNA will be tested for GRK3 and two of its genetic variations and yes you receive a “spit kit” for your deposit. The site also states the test is only available for those individuals showing symptoms, so if you are not in that category, the...

Published Thu, Oct 10 2008 12:39 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, Genomics, Depression, DNA Testing, serotonin, bipolar, antidepresants, psychiatry

Single Cell Gene Sequencing from Helicos – How it works

A couple competitors are driving down the cost of sequencing and Helicos may feel the pressure as time passes to perhaps look in to their current pricing structure, as the race is on. This is a great video which explains the process and I wish this...

Published Wed, Oct 10 2008 1:12 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Biotech, Pharmacogenomics, DNA Testing, Helicos, Sequencing, Genonimic Testing, Single cell sequencing, Stanford Univeristy

What are my chances of going bald - Genetic Test for Hair Loss

Yes there is a genomics based test for this now, male and female. Inquiring minds want to know. If the answer comes back yes, then get a hold of some Propecia ©. If you have the gene variant, you have approximately a 70% chance of going...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2008 12:56 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Pharma/FDA News, Other Items of Interest, personalized medicine, Genomics, Pharmacogenomics, DNA Testing, hair loss, Bald, Hair

Aetna to Reimburse for Clinical Data Cardiac Test

This is a genomics blood test that takes about 6 weeks to run and get the results. The test will identify the specific gene mutation and help with treatment plans and add more input on whether or not family members might be as risk as well. ...

Published Mon, Oct 10 2008 8:01 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Insurance, personalized medicine, Genomics, Aetna, DNA Testing, Familion

Pharmacogenomics: UC San Diego To Lead Nationwide Program to educate pharmacists

New program to educate pharmacists on pharmacogenomics. The efforts are going forward to help the pharmacists also explain to the patients how it works and what the information has to offer. The new group of graduates will be the first group...

Published Fri, Oct 10 2008 1:12 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, Genomics, drugs, Pharmacy, DNA Testing, Phamaceuticals, Pharmacogonomics, healthare

Non-Profits Could Bolster Personalized Medicine

With the downturn in the economy and recent failures of VC invested money in some biotech areas, this might not be a bad idea. Genomics is here to stay but there doesn’t seem to be enough money yet as it is still basically a science and too soon...

Published Tue, Oct 10 2008 2:15 PM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, Genomics, healthcare, DNA Testing, Personlized Medicine

Genome Database Will Link Genes, Traits in Public View – George Church

The cost sometime next year though may go down with Complete Genomics and their upcoming offer of $5000.00 to sequence a complete individual DNA. There are some that don’t share the same interest in view of privacy issues, but in my small opinion...

Published Sun, Oct 10 2008 12:14 AM by The Medical Quack

Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, personalized medicine, Genomics, health insurance, Harvard Medical School, DNA Testing, X-prize, Sequencing, Risk Management, George Church, Personal Genomics Project, Polonator

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