I am hopping around trying to catch as many conferences as I can afford on the intersection of digital technology and scientific/medical research. Next up, Consumer Genetics Conference in Boston June 2-4th. Want to work up research on DTC - direct-to-consumer genetics. Specifically looking at Why are these DTC technologies necessary? What is the technological and cultural impetus behind DTC? Why is it necessary and why has it emerged at this particular time? What are the companies hoping to accomplish with DTC? What are the challenges and promises of DTC? How has that nature of genetic information have been impacted by the culture of new media? How is it acting as a new
media?
This seems especially relevant as the Congress is going to hold hearings on DTC genomics and how it should be regulated. Check it out here.
Leaving tomorrow and will report back!
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