Reviews and Commentaries on Science & Technology

Genomics|Update|Current

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news and information on the use of genomic tests and other applications, including family health history,
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Reviews and Commentaries on Science & Technology

• The coming age of data-driven medicine: translational bioinformatics’ next frontier
  Nigam H Shah, Jessica D Tenenbaum  JAMIA  Apr 11
• Data science: The numbers of our lives- “the sexiest job in the 21st century” By Claire Cain Miller. New York Times,  Apr 11 
• Drilling into big cancer-genome data. Vivien Marx, Nature Methods, Mar 28 
• A developing world strategy for personalized medicines. Huffington Post,  Apr 4
• DNA testing: Crack open your genetic code Lee AC, CNN, Apr 11
• Friction over function: Scientists clash on the meaning of ENCODE’s genetic data. Diep F, Scientific American, Apr12 
• DNA pioneer Francis Crick letter sells for $5.3m at New York auction,  BBC News Apr 11
• Data registry gives patients control: Patients designate what information can be used for research By Marianne Kolbasuk McGee, April 1, 2013.