Should genetic testing be regulated? The latest news on the debate.
Risky secrets – Blog – Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI). A nice round-up of the latest issues concerning direct-to-consumer genetic testing. And since it’s on the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative website, it also talks about the problems of using these tests for autism genes. Definitely worth a read. Some highlights: A flurry of […]
Regulating genetic testing, understanding probabilities, and knowing the future
Should we regulate people’s access to their own genome data?. More on the issue of regulating personal genetic testing, by Ars Technica‘s John Timmer. The headline is a bit misleading, since the issue is more about whether the “Direct-to-Consumer” (DTC) genetic testing industry should be regulated like any other medical tests or not. Definitely worth […]
Bad Astronomy and some drawbacks to personal DNA testing
A few quick things that I’ve been meaning to write about for a while: I’ve added a link to the Bad Astronomy blog by one of my favorite astronomers/debunkers of pseudoscience. Always an enjoyable read, and another example of how to run a good blog. And today’s post mentioned the Amazing Randi, with some links […]