Twitter Roundup

Posted by Dan Vorhaus on June 11, 2010

With so many developments at the intersection of genomics and the law, there are often a variety of interesting stories that, for one reason or another, don’t find their way into a full-length posting on the Genomics Law Report. Here is a recap of what I was Tweeting recently @genomicslawyer:

RT @markgfh: Robert Winston in @TimesScience, on why scientific ignorance is unacceptable: http://bit.ly/dzudDB
Surprise: Genomic development & investor expectations not always on same timetable: http://bit.ly/bVSS6y (HT @ldtimmerman)
RT @crossborderbio: Smart, well-illustrated overview of the challenges facing big pharma drug pipelines in The Atlantic http://bit.ly/dya7Vo
RT @blaine_5, @dgmacarthur, @jwoodman: Study says vast majority of Americans want details of their genetic code: http://bit.ly/dnd5rS
CA hospital to fire 5 employees for posting patient data to Facebook: http://bit.ly/coL9dN
Anybody going to the SACGHS meeting next week? http://bit.ly/axnFU1 On the agenda: genetic test registry, CLIA, WGS & more
Olivia Judson hits a home run with “The Human Phenome Project” (feat. UK Biobank & Personal Genome Project): http://nyti.ms/c70Wrn
An argument for transparency in DTC canine genetic testing: http://n.pr/ahcCvf (NPR via @MishaAngrist)
RT @GenCounsNews: Delaware moves to enact licensing requirements for genetic counselors http://bit.ly/9fdZvC
Why @23andMe’s Sample Swap is Actually an Argument In Favor of DTC Genetic Testing: http://bit.ly/ajgUxW
Update from @23andMe on its sample swap and the measures it is taking to address it: http://bit.ly/aRpgVo
Mimicking Myriad: plaintiffs challenge BRCA gene patents in Australia: http://bit.ly/bHYKVi (via @MishaAngrist)
Details on new CVS/Caremark PGx testing program: http://bit.ly/a5MXRY v @GW_The_Sample Not all clinical labs are created equal
“Integrating Genomics into Doctor Visits” by @emilysinger: http://bit.ly/cspkEW Demonstrates the importance of initiatives like Stanford Med
Stanford Med to offer course on DTC genetics: http://bit.ly/cjsaTr Appear to have taken a very thoughtful approach
And here’s the link to the @Duncande / George Church / NYT article: http://nyti.ms/bpX9Dw
“On a Mission to Sequence the Genomes of 100,000 People” @Duncande in the NY Times on George Church and personal genomics
“Genetic Testing Can Change Behavior” http://bit.ly/a6bRzd Prelim results from Coriell Pers Med study from @emilysinger
RT @dgmacarthur: Whoops: @23andMe mixed up samples from up to 96 customers. Cautionary tale for companies + customers: http://bit.ly/bUI9eP
Forensic DNA, CODIS and Katie’s Law (or, Should Arrestees be Treated the same as Convicts?): http://bit.ly/9Vcjt0
RT @PHGFoundation: Recommendations for expanded newborn screening in the UK http://bit.ly/d2Uubv
Review from @bioitworld of GnuBIO’s “$30 whole genome” debut at #cgc2010: http://bit.ly/9thvpk Lots of promise, lots left to do
An excellent start. RT @wilbanks: My op-ed on open data and Sage in The Scientist this month: http://bit.ly/90aSyV
RT @nanopore: UK House of Lords debate on Genomic Medicine 9th June pm. http://bit.ly/aACZYz
RT @dgmacarthur: [glad] my roasting of the My Gene Profile scam (http://bit.ly/a4bZtl) ranks so highly when Googling co’s name
$ILMN’s WGS ipad app still 4-6 months away. Still tweaking app, considering privacy concerns. via @MishaAngrist #cgc2010
Cancer Care Alliance led by Life Technologies to use WGS to focus on cancer treatment: http://bit.ly/9v7bOY (HT @matthewherper)
More on Illumina’s WGS price drop: @matthewherper http://bit.ly/bm5aBv @dgmacarthur http://bit.ly/cDzUhq @bioitworld http://bit.ly/d1uqek
RT @TimesScience: A personal genome sequence, now cheaper than a Fiat Panda http://bit.ly/9FDYp7
Mike Stratton (Wellcome) and @markgfh (@TimesScience) discuss how genomics will transform cancer care: http://bit.ly/abEhfF
RT @MishaAngrist: #cgc2010 was v. good, ‘tho very mol dx-focused. also strange not having @23andme there–like winter olympics w/o Canada
Review of GeneticHub and the increasingly crowded DTC/MD genetic testing field from @eurogene: http://bit.ly/diMB94
Would Regulation Kill Consumer Genetic Testing? http://bit.ly/dAJvyg