Antonio Regalado
Progress in science depends on new techniques, new discoveries and new ideas, probably in that order - {Sydney Brenner}. I write about biotechniques @techreview
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We won’t use CRISPR to make super-smart babies—but only because we can’t
Gene experts speculate that our worst gene-editing fears won’t come true because they are too complex for us to pull them off.
Parabon Snapshot Helps Identify Record Number of DNA Samples
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Antonio Regalado
Idea of locating crime suspects via genetic genealogy rapidly becoming routine. About 1 rape/murder suspect id'ed every week. CEO of genetic profiling co @ParabonSnapshot predicts upto 100 cases will be solved in 2019.
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We saw Alphabet’s new health watch
A first peek at the search giant’s health-tracking wearable gadget.
Antonio Regalado
Verily "study watch" which takes an ECG got cleared by the FDA. Unlike the Apple Watch, this Google healthband is prescription only.
Blog post: blog.verily.com/2019/01/verily…
First spotted in 2016: technologyreview.com/s/602466/i-saw…
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Verily Study Watch Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for ECG
In April of 2017, we launched Verily Study Watch, an investigational device for capturing health information from clinical research parti...
Antonio Regalado
Verily "study watch" which takes an ECG got cleared by the FDA. Unlike the Apple Watch, this Google healthband is prescription only.
Blog post: blog.verily.com/2019/01/verily…
First spotted in 2016: technologyreview.com/s/602466/i-saw…
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Is Ancient DNA Research Revealing New Truths — or Falling Into Old Traps?
Geneticists have begun using old bones to make sweeping claims about the distant past. But their revisions to the human story are making some scholars of prehistory uneasy.
Consumption of a dark roast coffee blend reduces DNA damage in humans: results from a 4-week randomised controlled study. - PubMed - NCBI
Eur J Nutr. 2018 Nov 17. doi: 10.1007/s00394-018-1863-2. [Epub ahead of print]
Read the Scientific American article the government deemed too dangerous to publish
In April 1950, the US federal government raided the offices of Scientific American Magazine to destroy every printed issue, burning three thousand copies. The reason? The banned magazine contained an article, titled “The Hydrogen Bomb: II” written...
The Marijuana Billionaire Who Doesn’t Smoke Weed
Backed by Big Beer and Big Pharma, a secretive Canadian marijuana company unexpectedly became America’s gateway to the legal weed industry.
U.S. sanctions on Vekselberg have $1.5-$2 billion assets frozen:...
ZURICH/MOSCOW - Assets totaling between $1.5 billion and $2 billion have been frozen as a result of sanctions imposed on Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg and his Renova Group conglomerate, two sources close to the matter told Reuters on Saturday.
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MIT in a tangle for rubles with "Skoltech" incubator, headed by Viktor Vekselberg. Billionaire on MIT Corporation board until April, when sanctioned by U.S. .
the collaboration: washingtonpost.com/business/russi…
The sanctions: reuters.com/article/us-usa…
The result: newsweek.com/mit-russia-vla… pic.twitter.com/Xa0NZ2xp3U
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MIT cut ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin's "American oligarch" linked to Michael Cohen payments
The oligarch was invited to join MIT’s board of trustees in 2013.
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Antonio Regalado
MIT in a tangle for rubles with "Skoltech" incubator, headed by Viktor Vekselberg. Billionaire on MIT Corporation board until April, when sanctioned by U.S. .
the collaboration: washingtonpost.com/business/russi…
The sanctions: reuters.com/article/us-usa…
The result: newsweek.com/mit-russia-vla… pic.twitter.com/Xa0NZ2xp3U
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ZIP Code or Genetic Code?
When it comes to disease and health, which is more powerful--zip code or genetic code?
A revolutionary drug that could treat a rare and devastating disease is prohibitively expensive. But one state has a plan to pay for its potential $5 million price tag.
A one-time treatment for a devastating rare disease could be paid for with an installment plan in Massachusetts. That could set a roadmap for the US.
Ex-pharma CEO pleads guilty to kickbacks to doctors for opioid prescriptions
A former pharmaceutical chief executive pleaded guilty to playing a part in a sophisticated scheme to give kickbacks to doctors who prescribed his company’s fentanyl-based opioid drugs.
James Watson Won’t Stop Talking About Race
The Nobel-winning biologist has drawn global criticism with unfounded pronouncements on genetics, race and intelligence. He still thinks he’s right, a new documentary finds.
Antonio Regalado
and here's the story that drew attention to Watson's unrepentant views from the nytimes.
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Decoding Watson | American Masters
Scientist James Watson, the man behind the Double Helix, confronts his complex legacy.
Statement by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory addressing remarks by Dr. James D. Watson in “American Masters: Decoding Watson”
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) unequivocally rejects the unsubstantiated and reckless personal opinions Dr. James D. Watson expressed on the subject of ethnicity and genetics during the PBS documentary “American Masters: Decoding Watson” that...
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Antonio Regalado
After race-DNA remarks in PBS documentary, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory revokes DNA structure co-discoverer James Watson remaining titles: Chancellor Emeritus, Oliver R. Grace Professor Emeritus, and Honorary Trustee.
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Chinese Clinical Trial Register (ChiCTR) - The world health organization international clinical trials registered organization registered platform
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Antonio Regalado
Interesting. The documents we used to break the CRISPRbabies trial story in Nov were taken offline for a while, but now they're back.
Trial listing: chictr.org.cn/showprojen.asp…
ethics doc: chictr.org.cn/uploads/file/2…
pregnancy data: chictr.org.cn/uploads/file/2…
story.
technologyreview.com/s/612458/exclu…
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