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).


"Death is no longer part of life"

You might have heard about that doctors' lamento:  "patients" won't accept disease, handicap and death any more - though death is part of life ...

I'd like to tell these physicians that I strongly disagree with them ...

From the top of my head, here are a few significant examples:


1) Thank you, Mr. Tim Burton ;-)



2) Ever heard of a Blog and website called "Foruforever"? This is a Belgian website.  I love it, just like the Belgian chocolates and comics ...  Their credo: "Death is part of life". This morning, I was reading their article about how teenagers react to death (read) ... It's pretty good ...

3) Speaking of teens and grieving ... how could I not mention the immensely popular Twilight saga?  ...

A typical, average French physician (corporatism-oriented and driven) thinks that he has to proceed off his own bat ... Maybe that's the problem? ...
4) Hey guys, ever heard of one of your peers who is a worldwide famous American surgeon and journalist,
 writing bestsellers about his real job? Please read this and get inspired!

Atul Gawande, MD, PhD, is the author of three bestsellers:
I've read them three.  I can tell you they are unprecedented in their candor ... This is truly about patient education.  Not about some kind of polemic, written by a physician driven by frustration ("I'm a poor lonesome cow-boy and a long long way from home") ... Forget about the cow-boy crap ...  Mr. Gawande truly thinks patients and doctors are doing some kind of genuine teamwork and have to keep at it ... which means, have to keep improving ... TOGETHER ...

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