Eye on DNA Headlines for 10 March 2008

by Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei
Posted March 10, 2008 in Eye on DNA Headlines

• What’s the forecast for the personal genomics market? Here are some reactions to my post expounding on deCODE’s recent layoffs:

  *IEEE Spectrum Tech Talk - Gloomy genetics company casts cloud over personal genomics prospects
  *Genetic Future - deCODE’s lay-offs: market saturation, or just one struggling company?
  *Gene Expression - Personal Genomics Downswing

• David Bradley at Sciencebase hosted genetics blog carnival Gene Genie last week and Walter Jessen at Highlight HEALTH hosted Cancer Research Carnival #7.
• Peggy lists the winners of the 2008 L’OREAL-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards all of whom employ genetics and biochemistry in their research: Dr. Lihadh Al-Gazali, Dr. V. Narry Kim, Dr. Ada Yonath, Dr. Ana Belén Elgoyhen, and Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn.
• Looking for more science podcasts? Check out Distillations from the Chemical Heritage Foundation. It’s making chemistry interesting even for a chemistry flunkie like me!
• Genetic engineering is one of the seven new deadly sins!

  Bishop Gianfranco Girotti, head of the Apostolic Penitentiary:

  You offend God not only by stealing, blaspheming or coveting your neighbour’s wife, but also by ruining the environment, carrying out morally debatable scientific experiments, or allowing genetic manipulations which alter DNA or compromise embryos.
  
  I guess it’s a good thing I’m a heathen?!

  Update: Don’t miss my additional list of 7 deadly sins of genetics.

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2008-03-10 13:44:54

[...] Deadly Sins of Genetics by Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei Posted March 10, 2008 in DNA Fun As I mentioned earlier today, the Roman Catholic church has updated its original 1500-year-old list of seven deadly sins with [...]

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Comment by online doctor

2008-07-07 18:46:05

Interesting headlines especially the last one. Here is another interesting conversation on the sins of DNA: blog.streamsministries.com/2008/05/01/dna-and-sin/

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