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).

What do our genes have to do with quantitative biology, statistics & probability? Everything.


To cure many diseases in the future, we will have to target genes; NOT the organs. We have a LOT of cells and DNA (as opposed to the limited number of organs, of course).



MIT is currently offering a MOOC for you to learn quantitative or systems biology: 7QBWx. Week 6 is now live. On the menu: statistics in biology and genomics with R. Making disease predictions like you are in some casino (I'l go for Vegas), trying to evaluate what your chances are with, let's say, the roulette wheel spinning? Looks like fun!



Links to my previous posts about MIT-edX MOOC 7.QBWx here & here.
(On Twitter: #7QBWx)

Week 6:
https://www.edx.org/course/mitx/mitx-7-qbwx-quantitative-biology-1714#.U9EJNLGrYgo
"- Cool, huh?"
Indeed.
Thank you, Professor Paul Blainey!
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