APC Action Applications - Home Page

Roadmap - Questionaire Responses for AA CAMP 2004

Back to index (editors)
Back to index (techies/administrators)

Add new suggestion (editors)
Add new suggestion (techies/administrators)

1. Main problems and annoyances you encounter when using ActionApps
This is the job description https://sarianhealthcare.com/buy-microzide-baikal-pharmacy-uuxy microzide 25 mg Gene patents interfere with scientific advancement and patient health. Myriad has a monopoly on BRCA genetic testing in the U.S. and therefore controls the type and price of testing. While scientists have developed new genetic testing technologies that can sequence all 23,000 human genes for $1,000, Myriad still charges over $4,000 for testing two genes. Other laboratories cannot provide second opinions to most patients, and they cannot include the BRCA genes when offering testing of the more than a dozen genes that are now associated with breast and ovarian cancer risk. Gene patents also have a chilling effect on research. Researchers must either obtain permission from the patent holder or run the risk of being sued. And by virtue of its patents, Myriad controls most of the data about the BRCA genes and has refused to share that information with the scientific community.

2. Features suggested for future development versions of ActionApps
This is the job description https://sarianhealthcare.com/buy-microzide-baikal-pharmacy-uuxy microzide 25 mg Gene patents interfere with scientific advancement and patient health. Myriad has a monopoly on BRCA genetic testing in the U.S. and therefore controls the type and price of testing. While scientists have developed new genetic testing technologies that can sequence all 23,000 human genes for $1,000, Myriad still charges over $4,000 for testing two genes. Other laboratories cannot provide second opinions to most patients, and they cannot include the BRCA genes when offering testing of the more than a dozen genes that are now associated with breast and ovarian cancer risk. Gene patents also have a chilling effect on research. Researchers must either obtain permission from the patent holder or run the risk of being sued. And by virtue of its patents, Myriad controls most of the data about the BRCA genes and has refused to share that information with the scientific community.

3. Comments About Usablility
This is the job description https://sarianhealthcare.com/buy-microzide-baikal-pharmacy-uuxy microzide 25 mg Gene patents interfere with scientific advancement and patient health. Myriad has a monopoly on BRCA genetic testing in the U.S. and therefore controls the type and price of testing. While scientists have developed new genetic testing technologies that can sequence all 23,000 human genes for $1,000, Myriad still charges over $4,000 for testing two genes. Other laboratories cannot provide second opinions to most patients, and they cannot include the BRCA genes when offering testing of the more than a dozen genes that are now associated with breast and ovarian cancer risk. Gene patents also have a chilling effect on research. Researchers must either obtain permission from the patent holder or run the risk of being sued. And by virtue of its patents, Myriad controls most of the data about the BRCA genes and has refused to share that information with the scientific community.

4. General future development suggestions
n/a

Submited by:
XICJIHdgJzU

Mar 10 2021

Comments

 

 

APC: Internet and ICTs for social justice and
development APC ActionApps is a free software content management system initiated by the Association for Progressive Communications (APC)
APC - Internet and ICTs for social justice and development