Retired Genetic Counselor, amateur genealogist
Durham, NC
Joined October 2015
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If a woman has to have a child, then the government should make the father pay to raise it. Oh, I forgot. The government does not regulate men’s behavior, just women’s.
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Wish I could hear Brianne Kirkpatrick’s talk about “catching criminals and contacting cousins” at NSGC meeting. Should be a great talk.
Good article. I posted it to the International Society of Genetic Genealogists’ Facebook group.
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Loved the ABC show Genetic Detective. I teach genetic genealogy but learned a lot from CeCe Moore on the show.
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Hopefully this study will add clarity to the Long QT picture.
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Intermountain Forensics, a lab in Salt Lake City, is opening soon. They will be identifying suspects for crimes but will also use Keepsake DNA that analyzes DNA from envelopes, hair, clothing, etc. This will be a tremendous help for genealogist consumers.
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Yes, indeed. Happy DNA Day. Also, congrats to all the candidates who matched and will join the profession.
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Elizabeth Balkite retweeted
Please don’t poison yourself because Donald Trump thinks it could be a good idea.
Prime minister of New Zealand and her cabinet are all taking a 20% cut in pay due to covid. How about all of congress doing the same?
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Does Donald Trump grasp the fact that we are the UNITED States of America? United we stand, divided we fall. Each state should not have to solve covid-19 issues on its own. Only together will we succeed. We need leadership at the national level, dumb ass.
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Trump could learn what to say by listening to NEw York's Gov Cuomo. He does not berate a reporter saying he asked a "nasty" question. He answers thoughtfully and truthfully.
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I understand ACMG is meeting with NSGC about Bill HR3235! Guess dropped memberships and letters of protest were heard loud and clear. 5000 strong—size does matter.
If ACMG can’t support genetic counselors, why should we support them? Resign your membership and boycott their meeting. Join ASHG instead.
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This company bought one of the key genealogy databases. Another job opportunity for genetic counselors to consider? verogen.com/
Good article about DTC testing. It uses the "bucket" model to explain genetic risk.
Direct-to-consumer genetic testing | The BMJ bmj.com/content/367/bmj.l568…
Ancestry-Dependent Enrichment of Deleterious Homozygotes in Runs of Homozygosity: The American Journal of Human Genetics cell.com/ajhg/fulltext/S0002…
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My Heritage today announced they have “acquired” Promethease and SNPedia. Will be interesting to see how this impacts consumers.