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).

Here's why the stethoscope is basically a worthless icon of medicine

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/518881/this-doctor-will-save-you-money/

This Doctor will save you money. Cardiologist Eric Topol at the Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla, California, is on a mission to get health care out of the mess it’s in. 

"A 'Wellderly' study underway is analyzing the genomes of 2,000 healthy people over 85, hunting for clues to explain why they won the health lottery. A collaboration with the California Institute of Technology aims to put a wireless sensor into an artery. The sensor would be about a third of the size of a grain of sand, and will stay put and potentially detect an imminent heart attack. Ultimately, Topol predicts, digital technology will lead to 'the hyperpersonalization of health care' and innovations that save billions upon billions of dollars. 'For the first time perhaps in the history of technology in medicine, we can see that you can improve the outcome for patients and reduce costs.'
Starting in August, he’s spearheading a new study called 'Wired for Health' that will gauge the economic value of three commercial wireless devices (AliveCor, the Withings blood pressure monitor, and an iPhone glucose meter) in 200 patients with diabetes, hypertension and heart-rhythm disorders, the type of chronically ill patients who account for about 80 percent of all medical bills nationwide. The controlled study will give the devices to only half the participants and will assess whether actively tracking their health reduces health-care costs.
Yet another study led by Topol asks whether ZioPatch, a Band-Aid sized heart monitor that people wear for up to two weeks, can more readily detect heart arrhythmias than the clunky Holter monitor used for 50 years. The Holter monitor relies on wires attached to different parts of the chest sending signals to a device worn around the neck or on the hip. If ZioPatch works better, it could prevent heart attacks—an outcome that Topol says doesn’t require a cost-effectiveness study."


==> "Will An App A Day Keep The Doctor Away? The Coming Health Revolution"

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