Category Archives: Genetic Medicine

Ok, ok. I am not gonna tell you I told you so. But, I did.
Did anyone read my article in Nature Biotechnology? Did ya? 


Here is your freaking reality check. 23andME has your DNA. It has it hostage and it has your datapoints. And it can do whatever the hell it pleases. Including locking or cancelling your account.


They have enough data points for their robust database. They only need you sheep to keep paying 9 dollars per month or 108 dollars per year and 99 to start. 10 years? 1080 dollars. Even more than the first 999 USD they started with.


Well guess what? People everywhere are waking up to the charlatanism that was peddled by Silicon Valley Overlords.....


They have you, you are stuck. You have to pay FOREVER!!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!


Even if you quit, they don't care. They Pwned you. And they still do. 


So what did the Sherpa say all of those years? Huh? No, not that their health reports are bull $hi!. But I did say that. No not that I was done posting on 23andMe. Clearly I am not.


But I told you about the Master Plan!


Even if you pull out your data, they still have it. End of story. You are powerless and have been duped. I am sorry. I wish you had listened


The Sherpa Says: Buyer Beware web sites giving you tests and testing your DNA. 23andMe and its company are not  to be trusted. Sorry, but the web has not  take the hippocratic oath!

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06-10-2011 12:20 Capture your organization's story. Learn how at http://www.dmbpictures.com. Friends and colleagues of The American College of Medical Genetics Foundation pay homage to respected physician Charles Epstein.

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Tribute to Genetic Physician Dr. Charles Epstein - Video

22-11-2011 06:31 A short video about our Stratified Medicine Programme, which aims to help the NHS develop a world-class genetic testing service for cancer patients, and generate new data for research.

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Cancer Research UK's Stratified Medicine Programme - how does it work? - Video

I wanted to write a wrap up of what we know in the last 4 years regarding personalized medicine


1. In regards to DTC Genetics, the FDA won't shut you down if you are google. But you will have to give your test away for free to build your database


2. In regards to Pharmacogenomic testing, most doctors won't use the service despite studies showing utility that have existed for 2 years.


3. In regards to GWAS predisposition testing, it is mostly useless. It doesn't scare or heal you.......most of the time


4. Classical Cancer Genetics, Cardiogenetics, GI Genetics and preconception genetics have growing concerns as I am seeing more and more of these over the last 2 years.


5. When Whole genome or exome testing come out, we will have a mess load of data. This is an opportunity if someone can create subtractive algorithms to the "normal" data. Which may help us out....IFF we have a true "Normal Genome"


6. The Sherpa has been slow in posting, but these points are facts now.


The Sherpa Says: 4 years, a lot of hype, lots of sideways climbing. Next year will show big moves, just like 2007/2008 and we'll still be here.

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In science, sometimes big developments come in small packages. Recently, K-State researchers in the veterinary college learned how to breed rats with missing, added or altered genes for studying different medical conditions. Dr

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Genetically Engineered Rats Present New Models of Human Disease - Video

Good news for all Foreign CEOs of Global Pharma’s who left India after learning that, in India drug sales are driven by Freebies, and no one would listen to their advice to mend sales practices and unethical marketing practices.

Indian Government issues a strong dose of medicine . The new norms to hold pharma MDs, CEOs responsible for offering freebies to doc.

Under new guidelines drug firms will be barred from offering freebies to doctors — free travel tickets, hotel stay, gifts and hospitality, and the like. If any drug firm is found violating these guidelines, the responsibility would lie squarely with the MD and CEO of the respective company.

Further, the drug firms concerned may be prohibited from using brand names of competitive products in their promotional activities trying to claim superiority for its products.

The new guidelines would also prohibit drug firms to get doctors to endorse their products both online and offline

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