21–30 of 179 posts
I'm really curious about what I could learn by getting my DNA sequenced, but I'm worried about my rights to not have it recorded and shared without my consent if I got someone else to do it for me - so any advance toward an affordable home test setup is very welcome.
https://store.nanoporetech.com/us/minion.html
https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/190409-minion-usb-stick-...
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Sounds like a fediverse project?
Oh God, I would not want a distributed group of actors with limited trust to sequence my DNA. Maybe it's a project for close group of friends that would be interested?
Not sure what you are concerned about. What would you expect a bad actor to do with your DNA sequences? I'm genuinely curious.
I'm really curious about what I could learn by getting my DNA sequenced, but I'm worried about my rights to not have it recorded and shared without my consent if I got someone else to do it for me - so any advance toward an affordable home test setup is very welcome.
Its only valuable if somebody also interprets it for you, such as telling you whether you have a genetic predisposition for certain diseases.
I'm really curious about what I could learn by getting my DNA sequenced, but I'm worried about my rights to not have it recorded and shared without my consent if I got someone else to do it for me - so any advance toward an affordable home test setup is very welcome.
Its only valuable if somebody also interprets it for you, such as telling you whether you have a genetic predisposition for certain diseases.
I'm really hoping someone will work on an open source "23andme@home" solution that ties all this together in an accessible way.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Oh God, I would not want a distributed group of actors with limited trust to sequence my DNA. Maybe it's a project for close group of friends that would be interested?
Your DNA is almost exactly the same as other people's, just a unique mix. Not sure what you are concerned about. What would you expect a bad actor to do with your DNA sequences? I'm genuinely curious.
I don't know if this is the exact nanopore USB dongle used in the article, but this one is $1,000 for the base package, first released in 2014 https://store.nanoporetech.com/us/minion.html https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/190409-minion-usb-stick-...
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Interested outsider here; I work with a lot of HCLS research customers but don't have a biology-related background. Can you explain the problems with the Nanopore sequencer accuracy in more detail? Basically, I was wondering if I could get one for myself and sequence my own genome, then user the data to learn about life-sciences computing techniques. If I were to buy one of the USB-attachable devices and run it, is t…
I recommend reading this review https://genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13... I guess there are limits to ensemble methods if the underlying accuracy doesn't increase. I don't work on gene sequencing algorithms but from what I understand of ML ensemble techniques, there are certain assumptions regarding the underlying independence of the errors. The errors for nanopore should be uniform but I am not…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Oh God, I would not want a distributed group of actors with limited trust to sequence my DNA. Maybe it's a project for close group of friends that would be interested?
Your DNA is almost exactly the same as other people's, just a unique mix. Not sure what you are concerned about. What would you expect a bad actor to do with your DNA sequences? I'm genuinely curious.