Newsletter - November 29, 2018
Gene Edited Babies and FDA: Can You Tailor An Embryo in the US?
By now practically everyone has heard about the US-trained Chinese scientist who create gene edited embryos that led to twin girls. In the hoopla, one thing that is barely discussed is that how easy it was to do it. Using commonly available CRISPR-based gene editing technology, the scientist could create World’s first..Read More
Amazon, and Other Big Data Companies Move to Sell Health Related Data
It came to light this week that Amazon has been developing software that could mine a patient’s medical records to help doctors and hospitals to “help patients and cut costs”. Similar software are being developed by Apple, Google, probably everyone else. Read More
Gene Edited Babies and FDA: Can You Tailor An Embryo in the US?
By now practically everyone has heard about the US-trained Chinese scientist who create gene edited embryos that led to twin girls. In the hoopla, one thing that is barely discussed is that how easy it was to do it. Using commonly available CRISPR-based gene editing technology, the scientist could create World’s first..Read More
Amazon, and Other Big Data Companies Move to Sell Health Related Data
It came to light this week that Amazon has been developing software that could mine a patient’s medical records to help doctors and hospitals to “help patients and cut costs”. Similar software are being developed by Apple, Google, probably everyone else. Read More
