January 27, 2011
by peter.taylor
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Idea: Genetic analysis has begun to identify genetic risk factors. We need to consider the social infrastructure needed to keep track of the genetic and environmental exposures with a view to useful epidemiological analysis and subsequent healthcare measures. Even in … Continue reading
November 11, 2010
by peter.taylor
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The data that researchers collect shapes the kinds of patterns and hypotheses or predictions they can make. Galton, a founding father of the analysis of similarity among relatives, recognized that those similarities say nothing on their own to distinguish ‘between … Continue reading
October 15, 2010
by peter.taylor
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Sesardic (2010) makes the point that the fact that genetic variation within a group is of larger than variation between (the average of) the groups does not mean that the groups cannot be distinguished. This point is not, however, sufficient … Continue reading
September 7, 2010
by peter.taylor
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‘Gessen’s genetic counselors recommended an oophorectomy. But Gessen balked… Our culture doesn’t yet have the infrastructure to handle the consequences of the recent revolution in genetic testing. But we’ll need it…’ Review of Gessen (2008), Blood Matters, in International Herald … Continue reading