Scientific MOOCs follower. Author of Airpocalypse, a techno-medical thriller (Out Summer 2017)


Welcome to the digital era of biology (and to this modest blog I started in early 2005).

To cure many diseases, like cancer or cystic fibrosis, we will need to target genes (mutations, for ex.), not organs! I am convinced that the future of replacement medicine (organ transplant) is genomics (the science of the human genome). In 10 years we will be replacing (modifying) genes; not organs!


Anticipating the $100 genome era and the P4™ medicine revolution. P4 Medicine (Predictive, Personalized, Preventive, & Participatory): Catalyzing a Revolution from Reactive to Proactive Medicine.


I am an early adopter of scientific MOOCs. I've earned myself four MIT digital diplomas: 7.00x, 7.28x1, 7.28.x2 and 7QBWx. Instructor of 7.00x: Eric Lander PhD.

Upcoming books: Airpocalypse, a medical thriller (action taking place in Beijing) 2017; Jesus CRISPR Superstar, a sci-fi -- French title: La Passion du CRISPR (2018).

I love Genomics. Would you rather donate your data, or... your vital organs? Imagine all the people sharing their data...

Audio files on this blog are Windows files ; if you have a Mac, you might want to use VLC (http://www.videolan.org) to read them.

Concernant les fichiers son ou audio (audio files) sur ce blog : ce sont des fichiers Windows ; pour les lire sur Mac, il faut les ouvrir avec VLC (http://www.videolan.org).


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Highly interested in precision "genomic" medicine, in mHealth and patient engagement. MOOC & book worm. Earned myself two MITx edX certificates: genomics and python (quantitative medicine).


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The one thing you need to know about me: passionate about science and society, working on a writing project: genomic entertainment. From the Broad Institute to Broadway? I'm talking about the human genome project here -- so YES: I'm talking about YOUR own genome...

I did a post-graduate teacher training at La Sorbonne university, Paris, taught German language and literature in middle and high school for over a decade and earned myself two MITx EdX digital diplomas (certificates) in genomics and quantitative biology: 7000x and 7.QBWx. Currently a MOOC student: "Explore Statistics With R" (edX). One last thing: I am a writer.






My message to Regina Holliday -- The Walking Gallery Of Patients (sent 08/18/2014):















My Motivation












Inspired by: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/657bb582-4d3b-11e4-bf60-00144feab7de.html#axzz3FS4OxnOP

"The Right Cancer Treatment Is In Your RNA"


"Blow Up Banks!" -- Marc Fiorentino's new book is out!





Ever wondered about the biology of banking? No? Well, this is your chance!...


Will we store our e-money  in synthetic DNA? Today's banks: Amazon, Apple, PayPal, Facebook.












http://www.coindesk.com/israels-dna-bits-moves-beyond-currency-with-genes-blockchain

http://www.coindesk.com/israels-dna-bits-moves-beyond-currency-with-genes-blockchain

Blogging



Mes mots mis dans mon ADN.



H@lloween

http://designspartan.com/presentation/40-dessins-satyriques-de-pawel-kuczynski-qui-vous-feront-reflechir

Big Pharma Turning New Cancer Treatment Into Highly Profitable Niche

http://online.wsj.com/articles/new-costly-cancer-treatments-face-hurdles-getting-to-patients-1412627150

Sequencing your own genome at home?

Bazinga.










Brain Death Is Getting A Reboot And It's Called Brain Health


"You change the software, you change the species:" Geneticist J. Craig Venter, creating a humanized pig for organ transplantation. "If we have the ability to make some things more youthful (cells, for example), can we say that we are 'youthanizing' them? I like to coin new terminology."  
"We can reprogram our DNA to be in a more youthful state. If we could turn medicine into an info-driven science, it would turn humanity into an info-driven species, working from knowledge; not from myth."
From euthanizing to "youthanizing" (brain cells, for example), thanks to genetics? Looks like brain death is getting a reboot and it's called brain health...

https://www.zeitgeistminds.com/talk/4544525162774528/dna-the-software-of-life-j-craig-venter




Dr. Craig Venter - "Life at the Speed of Light"














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Biology goes digital and it's the most important technology in the 21rst century!






Biology goes digital. Now we can flip that around: zeros and ones can make biological stuff... Coming up with situations where "a software builds its own hardware!"















Genomics and the Golden Age of Hardware Hacking



Human as a software. CRISPR the next killer app? (No pun intended)




Genomic Entertainment: keep calm & listen to the music of your genes