tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post1514965121316740445..comments2024-03-27T14:50:47.345-04:00Comments on <center>Sandwalk</center>: Gene Genie #22Larry Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-7945844068263869712008-01-03T15:26:00.000-05:002008-01-03T15:26:00.000-05:00I find it hard to understand why so many people/bl...I find it hard to understand why so many people/bloggers are obsessed with personal genomics, including all the exaggerated claims that 'gene X determines if you will get condition Y' (when in reality gene X only has a very very moderate influence on the likelihood of Y).<BR/><BR/>BTW, not all the blogs you link to have a decent scientific standard. Titles like "50% BRCA 1 genes have PTEN mutations" should make a scientist cringe, and this impression is reinforced when reading the whole posting and learning about the P13K (!) pathway.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-20603309019372467132007-12-18T12:19:00.000-05:002007-12-18T12:19:00.000-05:00Loved this edition of Gene Genie. Great compilatio...Loved this edition of Gene Genie. Great compilation Dr Moran! :)rvidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155050859116223807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-82658167423131034482007-12-17T11:28:00.000-05:002007-12-17T11:28:00.000-05:00Actually, "success" or "failure"of the gene therap...Actually, "success" or "failure"of the gene therapy human trial is yet to be determined. If anything, the fact that the patient's death was unrelated to the therapy should be considered a success.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09072625914967934185noreply@blogger.com