Hsien, as is her wont, has an outstanding summary of the issues surrounding the Genetics and Public Policy Center’s case study of pharmacogenetics and SSRI prescriptions. One narrative in the comments (by guess who) suggests that saliva diviners 23andMe, deCODEme and their ilk have ruined it for everybody and now Big Brother’s gonna have to step in and regulate the bejeezus out of the whole field. I hope that that’s not true — time will tell.
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I work as an Assistant Professor in the Duke University Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy (although this site and its content are my own).
In 2007 I became the fourth subject in Harvard geneticist George Church's Personal Genome Project. As the PGP moves forward, I am chronicling the dawn of personal genomics, that is, people obtaining their genomic information for whatever reason(s) and figuring out what to do with it. I am interested in the relevant technologies and especially the attendant privacy and other ethical/legal/social issues.
This blog may also discuss some of my non-genome interests or, to paraphrase Dwight Yoakam, "Guitars, Cadillacs, hillbilly music, etc etc."
The header image comes from the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange's multimedia performance piece, "Ferocious Beauty: Genome."
April 7th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
Fine….call me Sherpa Buzzkill. But seriously. I didn’t use the word “Saliva Diviner” Although I love the idea…
I think perhaps Navigenics could come in a help save the corporates…at least a little. If 23andMe doesn’t keep locking them out of LabCorp Contracts…..
What’s the one thing government loves to do? Govern. Just look at the last 4 years of the SACGHS to know where we are headed.
-Steve
www.thegenesherpa.blogspot.com
April 7th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
Boy, you’re just full of juicy innuendo, aren’t you? This is why I wind you up.
April 8th, 2008 at 9:58 am
Steve should have consulted you before choosing Gene Sherpa. Saliva Diviner is so much catchier! Speaking of which SalivaDiviner.com is available. Must go buy….
April 8th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
OMG Hsien……..I will race you to it
Misha, It really is amazing how you really hit the right buttons.
-Steve
www.thegenesherpa.blogspot.com
BTW just saw a patient who made a complete hash of her on-line DTC reports!!
April 8th, 2008 at 6:02 pm
Darn you Hsien Lei!!!!
http://who.godaddy.com/WhoIs.aspx?domain=salivadiviner.com&prog_id=godaddy
April 9th, 2008 at 9:43 am
*mwah* Love you too! haHAHAha
April 9th, 2008 at 9:43 am
Actually, I must give Misha all the credit. He is truly the coiner of excellent domain names.
April 9th, 2008 at 7:52 pm
So it’s settled. Misha coins the name, Hsien purchases it….I will promote it!!
65% 20% 15%…..whaddya say?
-Steve
www.thegenesherpa.blogspot.com
April 11th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
You can donate my share to the PGP…
April 11th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
OK….Will do.
I imagine your family may want some too….
-Steve