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21 April 2008
Why You Should Boycott the UK Biobank
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I first came across proposals for the the UK Biobank when I was writing Digital Code of Life in 2004. It's an exciting idea : UK Biob...
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03 March 2008
Really Googling the Genome
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When I wrote a piece for the Guardian four years ago called " Googling the Genome ", it was more of a metaphor than a specific wa...
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17 December 2007
Linus Says It's In Our DNA
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Simon Willison has picked up a nice quotation from Linus he made a few years back, but what really interests me are some other things he sa...
20 October 2007
DNA Vu
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Now, where have I heard this before? Today it costs only $300,000 to sequence a person's DNA, and the $100,000 benchmark is in sight. I...
06 October 2007
The Genome Goes Read-Write
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Good Craig: Craig Venter, the controversial DNA researcher involved in the race to decipher the human genetic code, has built a synthetic ch...
19 June 2007
DNA = Do Not Ask
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This will end in tears: Although the ability to conduct a home DNA test and get the results with relative ease are tempting, the thought of...
12 April 2007
No (Wo)man is a (Genomic) Island
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Biofinformatics is wonderful when it comes to elucidating the structure of genomes. But it can also be applied in other, rather less laudab...
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04 April 2007
Open Genomics, Closed Minds
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One of the great things about open genomics - or bioinformatics if you prefer its traditional name - is that it provides a completely object...
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02 February 2007
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007
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Because of this : (1) Deciphering the sequence of the human genome and other advances in genetics open major new opportunities ...
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18 December 2006
Guilty Even When Proven Innocent
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The Great UK DNA Database Lie continues to grow. Despite Government efforts to paint this as a deeply necessary tool to catch all those wic...
27 November 2006
A Future Danger
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Criminal profilers are drawing up a list of the 100 most dangerous murderers and rapists of the future even before they commit such crimes, ...
15 November 2006
The Problems of a Synthetic Biology Commons
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Here's a fascinating paper : Novel artificial genetic systems with twelve bases instead of four. Bacteria that can be programmed to take...
30 August 2006
The UK Biobank Time-bomb
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It sounds so exciting, so good: UK Biobank is a long-term project aimed at building a comprehensive resource for medical researchers. The f...
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23 July 2006
The Great ID FUD
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When will they ever learn? Unlike traditional forms of identification, the VeriChip can’t be lost, stolen, misplaced, or counterfeited. That...
21 July 2006
First Catch Your Neanderthal
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This stuff is getting too easy. First, find some ancient remains - Croatian Neanderthal bones are great. Next, sequence lots - at least 20...
The Open Body, Biometric Spoofing and ID Cards
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Our bodies are open. That is, unless we are planning some criminal activity, we do not try to hide the basic physical facts about ourselves...
17 July 2006
The World's First Open Source Man
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The genome – the totality of DNA found in practically every cell in our body - is a kind of computer program, stored on 23 pairs of biologic...
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13 July 2006
Open Source Evolution
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Carl Zimmer is one of the best science writers around today. He manages to combine technical accuracy with a writing style that never gets ...
A Study in Official Openness
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It is probably hard for those outside the UK to appreciate the extent of the secrecy that has pervaded public life here for centuries. The ...
12 May 2006
The Barcode of Life
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Since DNA is digital information, it is, essentially, a number. A very, very, very big number. And because nearly every cell in a living ...
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