Comments on: Genome Paranoia At Its Craziest

By: Nil Amber

Nil Amber — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 22:25:50 +0000

Australians denied life insurance over genes: study

http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2008/s2512622.htm

By: Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD

Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:46:54 +0000

David, How sad for newspapers. *sniff* heh

I like me some CAPS whenever they look cool but I’ll give Annalee the benefit of the doubt. She’s still not off the hook for her other nonsense, though.

By: Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD

Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 10:45:57 +0000

Rick, Since when do you have to understand what you write about? Just look at me! hahaa

By: David Hamilton

David Hamilton — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:16:48 +0000

Actually, anti-science and paranoia sell fewer newspapers all the time. Of course, just about anything else… also sells fewer newspapers all the time.

I confess to sharing the mainstream media’s bias against overly enthusiastic capitalization schemes in company names. At the WSJ, style dictated that some of the wilder examples be toned down, which is why “deCODE” has always been DeCode there (a habit I haven’t shed). I suspect the SF Bay Guardian is the same way, although I’m sure it would hate the comparison to the mainstream media.

Also, recall that the Bay Guardian is a free, determinedly left-leaning weekly in SF Bay Area, so they operate under different journalistic standards .

By: Ricardo Vidal

Ricardo Vidal — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:53:57 +0000

You’d think they’d have someone who understands what they’re writing about approach such a topic.

EyeonDNA ftw!! \o/

By: Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD

Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:58:08 +0000

No one can top you, Dr. Steve Gene Sherpa!

By: Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD

Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:57:50 +0000

Hi Judson! If anti-science and ignorance sell newspapers, then I gotta get me some! haa

By: StevenMurphy MD

StevenMurphy MD — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 01:54:19 +0000

Wow Hsien,
You sound like the Sherpa!
-Steve
http://www.helixhealth.org

By: Judson

Judson — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:28:01 +0000

Yes, we all know how much insurance companies want SNP data, it’s so useful… But I guess being anti-science and ignorant sells newspapers? Who knows.