Dr. Daniel MacArthur returns from hiatus, and observes that deCODE is now in the advanced stages of corporate death. Pointers to a Newsweek article and other bloggers at Dr. MacArthur's post. Over at Gene Expression Classicp-ter points out that Small genetic effects do not preclude drug development (one of the rationales given for why deCODE couldn't translate associations in $$$). Also, for historical perspective, check out this 2002 article about deCODE.
Kári we hardly knew you, deCODE's dénouement
Dr. Daniel MacArthur discusses the impending corporate death of deCODE and its implications for drug development associations.
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