Genetics in the Blogosphere

A blog is a website with regular entries commonly organized in a reverse chronological order. Blogs can provide content and express opinion on healthcare that you can never find in a medical paper.



Webicina only shows you blogs from the best quality. We highlight if the blog:

• ...is accredited by HONcode (Health on the Net Foundation) which is a non-profit international organization promoting and guiding the deployment of useful and reliable online medical and health information, and its appropriate and efficient use.




• ...meets the rules of The Healthcare Blogger Code of Ethics (HBCE) which aims to give the readers of a medical blogger a clear idea of the standards by which the blog is maintained and to give bloggers a clear set of guidelines they can show employers, patients, or other concerned parties as to the nature of the blogging.




• And all the blogs comply with the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ) rules. This US law defines in 18 identifiers what a medical blogger should never mention when writing about a patient's case.

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Genomics Law Report

• Author: contributors are listed here
• Description: "The Genomics Law Report focuses on the legal implications of important developments in the fields of genomics and personalized medicine — including key litigation, legislative, regulatory and policymaking activities — in order to facilitate understanding of the complicated and shifting legal landscape governing genomic and personalized medicine commerce and research."
• Quality: "News and analysis from the intersection of genomics, personalized medicine and the law."

ScienceRoll

• Creator: Bertalan Meskó, MD
• Description: "A doctor`s journey in genetics PhD and medicine through web 2.0"
• Quality: Best Medical Technologies/Informatics Weblog of 2009. It is also accredited by HONcode.

Eye on DNA

• Author: Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei
• Description: "The latest and coolest in DNA technology."
• Quality: Accredited by HONcode.

DNA Network

• Description: The biggest blogging network containing only selected genetics-related blogs.

Fantastic Voyage

• Author: Grant M. Wood, Dr. Marc S. Williams and Janet Williams, MS, CGC
• Description: "A journey through my DNA and personal genomics"

Gene Sherpas: Personalized Medicine and You

• Author: Steve Murphy MD
• Description: "To usher in the new paradigm of personalized medicine we will need to travel a perilous path. Much like the route through the Himalayas it has punished the naive and self-reliant. That is why I have dedicated my life to being a Gene Sherpa. What is a gene sherpa? The Sherpa speaks the language of the trail, he/she knows short cuts and dangerous paths to avoid. This blog is for those wishing to take the journey and those wishing to become Gene Sherpas."
• Quality: Accredited by HONcode.

Genomicron

• Author: T. Ryan Gregory
• Description: "Exploring genomic diversity and evolution."
• Quality: One of the top rated genetics-related blog around the net.

HUGO Matters

• Author: Professor Edison Liu, Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei, HUGO Council and Committee members, fellow HUGO members, as well as genetic and genomic scientists/researchers from around the world.
• Description: "This blog will serve as a dynamic, interactive location for HUGO announcements and discussions on topics most relevant to human genetics and genomics in the 21st century."
• Quality: The Official Blog of the Human Genome Organisation.

HumanGeneticsDisorders.com

• Author: Chavonne M. Jones
• Description: This genetics disorders video blog is committed to genetics education awareness. To obtain a better understanding about genetic disorders and diseases, the latest information on all human genetic disorders is available through video and text.
• Quality: All information and videos posted are to promote awareness and provide support to all individuals, families, healthcare professionals, and communities.

Mayo Clinic - Genetics blog

• Author: Carrie A. Zabel, M.S., C.G.C.
• Organizer: "Mayo Clinic is a not-for-profit medical practice dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of virtually every type of complex illness."
• Quality: Accredited by HONcode.

Microarray Blog

• Author: Albin Paul
• Description: "I look forward to use this blog as a place to talk about my interests in science. And what I learn in my profession in the field of drug discovery and development and bioinformatics use of IT in Clinical Research , Drug Development and Practice of Medicine . I have started this blog bu focusing on the use of microarray technology in bioinformatics and genomics hence the name microarray blog."
• Quality: "IN this blog you will find information and news about use of IT and microarrays in Clinical research, Drug Discvoery and Drug Development, Theranostics, Pharmacoenomics, clinical diagnostics, cancer therapy, transgenomics and Genetically engineered products screening, biodefense, Mutation studies, Genetics expression studies, Study of drug resistant bacteria, pharmacogenomis, the opportunities and advantages are many and so are the challenges."

Sandwalk

• Author: Laurence A. Moran
• Description: "Strolling with a skeptical biochemist."
• Quality: It has been regularly updated since 2006.

The Spittoon

• Author: People of 23andMe
• Description: "Welcome to The Spittoon, a blog written by the people of 23andMe. Using nothing more than a bit of saliva (Get it? The Spittoon!), the genotyping process we use analyzes more than 580,000 locations in a person's genome."
• Quality: It has been updated since 2007 with detailed descriptions.

The Genetic Genealogist

• Author: Blaine Bettinger
• Description: "The Genetic Genealogist examines the intersection of traditional genealogical techniques and modern genetic research. The blog also explores the latest news and developments in the related field of personal genomics. To learn more about me or about genetic genealogy."
• Quality: Accredited by HONcode.

The Navigator

• Author: Navigenics
• Description: "Welcome to The Navigator, a blog from Navigenics written to provide new insights about genetics and your health. Join us for the latest on a more personal approach to health."
• Quality: "All the latest on genetics, health and wellness."

Think Gene

• Author: Andrew Yates
• Description: A bio blog about genetics, genomics, and biotechnology