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When should it be appropriate to utilise genome data for prescribing drugs?
Many medicines are currently prescribed as though they work equally well in all people, or the dose is adjusted depending […]
Taking Genomics Personal
Genomics is transforming the way we do health and even the way we will live our life. It is thus […]
Stop Calling Genes ‘Good’ or ‘Bad’!
I find it worrying that in The Economist article “A Parthian shot” (February 13th) some genes inherited from Neanderthals are […]
Lessons Learnt from Digital Comms Workshop
As researchers, it is becoming ever more important to make sure that the work that we do achieves impact. This […]
The Privacy Challenges We All Face With Our Personal Genomes | Front Line Genomics
What does medicine look like in the era of personal genomics? Dr Manuel Corpas of The Genome Analysis Centre, UK, explores […]
Reasons to Convince Funders and Business Skeptics About Open Source Exploitation
I repeatedly come across the same misinterpretation from funders again and again: how can you make money out of open […]
23andMe Opens Up Health Shop in the UK
Followers of the personal genomics fields will have known that not long ago the FDA decided to shut down the […]
Developing the Next Generation of Computational Biologists
It is the role of professional societies like the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) to allow the next generation […]
A Master Lesson in Speech Delivery
I had today the opportunity to be part of EBI‘s 20th anniversary celebration. As an outsider, I was very intrigued […]