Weekly Twitter Roundup

Posted by Dan Vorhaus on November 6, 2009

Each week there are a number of stories and developments that, for one reason or another, don’t find their way into a full-length posting on the Genomics Law Report. Here’s a recap of what I was Tweeting this week @genomicslawyer:

Op-ed from Jim Watson on what he’s learned (how to stay awake) & avoided (his APOE status) since publishing his genome: http://bit.ly/1zggeh
New tool for exploring genetic testing landscape: @dnatestindex Has atypically complete list of genetic test providers: http://bit.ly/2f8FLW
Gaps in GINA: CA prohibition on genetic long-term care discrim (not covered by GINA) may have expired http://bit.ly/2OSieW HT @thegenomebook
Ars Technica has a very helpful tutorial on the sequencing process used by @CompleteGenomic http://bit.ly/4dY7Rz
Completing the Personal #Genomics Toolkit: http://bit.ly/EjWnq What to take away from the @CompleteGenomic announcement
More on @CompleteGenomic $5K whole-genome seq: Science: http://bit.ly/yv7GD Bloomberg: http://bit.ly/2weefd CGI PR: http://bit.ly/3C4Jkm
A whole-genome sequence for < $5,000? @CompleteGenomic delivers. Sort of. http://bit.ly/3wjW5P (paper in Science, summary from @NatureNews)
Personalized Medicine this month is a special issue on Personal #Genomics: http://www.futuremedicine.com/toc/pme/6/6 Great reading, including op-ed from J Watson
Good q from @lindaavey – if now is not the time to make genetic data available to ppl, when WILL it be time? http://bit.ly/3fa8Ky
The Life & Times of Lilly Mendel: http://bit.ly/1hjjEw New blog from @23andMe co-founder and Brainstorm Research Foundation pres @lindaavey
Reminder to scientist-entrepreneurs to check out the ongoing Bench to Market series on the Genomics Law Report: http://bit.ly/4xvnf8
What ELSI is New? Self Explorimentation, from Mike Cariaso of SNPedia: http://bit.ly/4aZNIn
Great posts from @wilbanks on need to focus on distributed science, not open source science: http://bit.ly/2zJyiF & http://bit.ly/3GZ6Th
RT @GenCounsNews: RT @DNAnetwork The Genome Book http://bit.ly/1gbFwd by genetic counselors
Analogous to Personalized Medicine Coalition in US RT @PHGFoundation: New European personalised medicine initiative http://bit.ly/3ONz1u
RT @NatureNews: Gene-makers put forward security standards http://ff.im/-aZjaB
Genomics Law Report: @23andMe Co-Founder Anne Wojcicki Elaborates on Kaiser Criticism: http://bit.ly/3On2vO
RT @neandrothal: Anne Wojcicki responds to comments on her TEDMED talk: http://bit.ly/RHIrX
From Bench to Market: Don’t Overlook Agreements with the Inventors: http://bit.ly/2NozUd
The Participatory turn in medicine – which letter in the alphabet? http://bit.ly/30peRW Barbara Prainsack on the challenges of P4 medicine
An Open Letter to the Medical Community (or Should MDs Continue to Serve as Gatekeepers for Genetic Info) http://bit.ly/3IO94O
Finally catching up on #GELS09 highlights (Day 1 http://bit.ly/1eOqcZ / Day 2 9:18 PM Delete DTC genomics layoffs not unique to @23andMe. In ’08 it was deCODE: http://bit.ly/195QTa (from @dgmacarthur archives, HT @helixhealth)
The Times on the David Nutt firing, and the difficult relations between gov’t and its scientific advisors:http://bit.ly/r1UmJ
Murderer with ‘aggression genes’ gets sentence cut http://bit.ly/2wCjK1 (via NewScientist) Not 1st time “my genes made me…” defense tried
RT @AccessDNA How to find a genetic counselor on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2TpFeS
Misrepresentation of Genetics on TV: Harmless or Harmful? http://ff.im/aWr0t (from DNA Exchange via @sciphu, @dgmacarthur, @nparmalee)
Is There an Obligation to Return Genetic Data to Research Participants? Kaiser Responds to @23andMe’s #TEDMED Criticism http://bit.ly/2SNGT3
Israel extends law prohibiting genetic intervention (Human Cloning and Genetic Change in Multiplying Cells) until 2016: http://bit.ly/2USwkp
Do Gene Patents Hurt Research (The Data Say They Don’t): http://bit.ly/2oCqhQ (from Science Progress, HT @gw_dailyscan)
BioNanomatrix, promiser of next-next-gen sequencing, rec’d add’l SBIR funding: http://bit.ly/jxGRf (from @gw_dailyscan 10/23)
NIH plans $27M Facebook for researchers http://bit.ly/3hpoup Vastly-lower cost alternative @sciencebase & scientwists http://bit.ly/3YzSh7
Newest edition of Scientia Pro Publica at http://bit.ly/2CBPqx Vampires to vegetarians, dawn of the universe to current affairs, & more
GLR Post: A Court Ruling in the ACLU v. Myriad Litigation, But We’re Still A Long Way From A Gene Patent Resolution: http://bit.ly/1B0LLh
Gene patent lawsuit to continue as court denies motions to dismiss from Myriad, Utah and USPTO: http://bit.ly/4s1i7C (via @PatentDocs)
RT @PHGFoundation New publication to help the public understand screening http://bit.ly/4htEss
More on the @CompleteGenomic / ISB WGS partnership for HD from @dgmacarthur: http://bit.ly/32Jrmj
It’s my genome: should researchers be obliged to return genetic data to research participants? http://bit.ly/ruKx7 (from @dgmacarthur)
Why Are We Missing What Is Important In Personalized Medicine? http://bit.ly/JcgI5 (part of What ELSI is New, from @helixhealth)
RT @CompleteGenomic ISB and Complete Genomics to Conduct 100-Genome Study of Huntington’s: http://bit.ly/4CwPCw
Enabling Responsible Public #Genomics: http://bit.ly/1dLUVZ
RT @dgmacarthur Layoffs confirmed at @23andMe: http://bit.ly/1l7w3T

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