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A Chat With Esther Dyson

Aug 07, 2008

ScribeMedia posted an interview with Esther Dyson where she discusses the rise of the Internet, how the American medical system is broken, and why she joined George Church's Personal Genome Project — she want to draw attention to the value of genetics and get people wondering about the current medical system.

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Consumer genetic testing has uncovered cases of fertility fraud that are leading to lawsuits, according to USA Today.

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Test Warning

The Guardian writes that the US regulators have warned against using a rapid COVID-19 test that is a key part of mass testing in the UK.

Science Papers Examine Feedback Mechanism Affecting Xist, Continuous Health Monitoring for Precision Medicine

In Science this week: analysis of cis confinement of the X-inactive specific transcript, and more.