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 make a good combination for not only speed, but also...
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on 11-19-2008
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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. Complete Genomics has a little different...
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on 11-18-2008
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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 is certainly better than none and integrating the...
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on 11-05-2008
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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 is still science. Education of both the physicians...
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on 11-04-2008
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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 bald, and the same in reverse if you do not have...
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on 10-28-2008
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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. BD NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Clinical Data...
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, privacy is pretty much only existing in the shadows...
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on 10-19-2008
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