November 2, 2018

Bobbing For Information: FDA Approval of 23andMe Testing

It seems fitting that the FDA announced on Halloween that it would allow genetic testing company 23andMe to market its pharmacogenetics test directly to consumers (DTC).(1) The test identifies changes in eight genes involved in drug metabolism that can affect how an in...

Healthcare

July 31, 2018

The-New-Perception-of-Your-Microbiome

We live in a culture where most of the answers to our problems are a click, call or swipe away. Yet we have not created a simple technology solution to address the rise of complex diseases like autoimmunity, mental health disorders and obesity. From a healthcare perspective...

Healthcare

July 26, 2018

Genomics Medicine: Deriving Value from the Human Genome

“Mission Accomplished”. Some remember this as the phrase from President George W. Bush’s speech on May 1, 2003 aboard the U.S.S Lincoln aircraft carrier during the Iraq war. Never mind that he never uttered the phrase, and the banner behind him was meant to celebrate...