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.

Breaking News

The Scan

Alzheimer's Risk Gene Among Women

CNN reports that researchers have found that variants in MGMT contribute to Alzheimer's disease risk among women but not men.

Still Hanging Around

The Guardian writes that persistent pockets of SARS-CoV-2 in the body could contribute to long COVID.

Through a Little Spit

Enteric viruses like norovirus may also be transmitted through saliva, not just the fecal-oral route, according to New Scientist.

Nature Papers Present Method to Detect Full Transcriptome, Viruses Infecting Asgard Archaea, More

In Nature this week: VASA-seq approach to detect full transcriptome, analysis of viruses infecting Asgard archaea, and more.

A Chat With Esther Dyson

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Alzheimer's Risk Gene Among Women

Still Hanging Around

Through a Little Spit

Nature Papers Present Method to Detect Full Transcriptome, Viruses Infecting Asgard Archaea, More

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