Tag Archives: genomics

Monday/Start of the semester links

During the break I was busy with typical holiday/break activities (including the first half of my daughter’s improbably exciting U11 girls’ basketball season) as well as a lot of intense reading/writing/research related activities. I’ll hopefully be blogging more about the … Continue reading

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Speaking of genomics…

…I am serving as a monthly columnist for Anthropology News this year. My debut column, “Impersonal Genomics and Anthropology“, is up as of today. Check it out.

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Yellow legal pads

Elizabeth Pennisi has a great news story for Science on the development of nanopore sequencing techniques. This is the technology that, at least at the moment, seems best positioned to dramatically decrease the cost of genomic sequencing and spread the … Continue reading

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Quote of the Day: race, genomics and research

While most researchers do not claim to know the exact root of health disparities, all believe genomics will increasingly play a central role where other fields have failed. Though researchers might want to start with strict genomic populations, with minority … Continue reading

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Deluge of DNA

The NY Times has a story up about the massive increase in DNA sequencing output over the past several years. In short, the rise in rapid-sequencing platforms and the declining cost of entry into the field has spurred an incredible … Continue reading

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