The manufacturers of the machines that run our DNA are still very much in the forefront, gaining investors with DNA sequencing. BD NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Menlo Park, Calif.-based Pacific Biosciences today said that it recently received $20 million in funding from new investor Blackstone Cleantech...
An interesting story on what a DNA report can reveal, in this case the woman has an X and a Y, instead of two Xs, like most females. It is somewhat rare but does exist with having internal testicles, and this produces extra high levels of estrogen, the the testosterone produced pretty much can't...
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on 08-11-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, DNA, healthcare, Biotech, Science, Pharmacogenomics, Biomed, Chromosomes
Not too many years ago I remembered hearing the term “hospitalist” and asked what’s that? The hospitalist has evolved and is now one of the top growing professions. With Pharmacogenomics, we might be on the verge of a new specialty, a “Longevity Doctor”. We already have a dwindling...
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on 07-20-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, Physician, DNA, Genomics, healthcare, Pharmacogenomics, Medical School, Personalized Mediince
Yesterday I posted about Bank of American hiring more research analysts in the area of healthcare investing and and also stated that Blogs are now becoming part of the research process , I have found several who read this blog. This page relates back to a a post about the commitment of the DeCode...
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on 07-15-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, My Commentaries, Genetics, DNA, Genomics, healthcare, Investors, Research, Pharmacogenomics
This is one long, but very good video that explains Personalized Medicine from the ground up. If you want the basic understanding on how this is and will be working, listen up. Take time when you have the time to watch. This was done by UC-TV, University of California Television and...
When will it start paying the bills? The science and development is somewhat fragmented like the rest of health care, and this is not to say in any way that phenomenal breakthroughs are not occurring by any means as they are. Part of the problem is having enough data, real time data for one...
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on 07-03-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, My Commentaries, Physician, personalized medicine, DNA, Genomics, healthcare, Science, Pharmacogenomics
This has been the first public announcement I have heard on the topic, even though I began commenting on this about 6 months ago on the blog here, good to see it is work in progress. First order of business is to get some standardizations in place. The National Library of Congress is...