David Shaywitz
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Here’s how to address the confusing data hampering the USA’s COVID response
The challenges of defining the spread of COVID-19 relates in part to existing deficiencies – “We don’t really have a ...
Is genetic testing devolving into ‘hucksterism’?
[Editor's note: David Shaymitz is the chief medical officer of DNAnexus, a genetic data management company.] The ready availability of ...
Repurposing genetics to search for ‘healthy’ genes
For most us, the scientific promise associated with understanding the human genome exists in uneasy tension with the quiet terror ...
