Agree. This was my initial reaction as well. While I can appreciate the founders background in Cancer research and drive to do something about the problem, the

Agree. This was my initial reaction as well. While I can appreciate the founders background in Cancer research and drive to do something about the problem, the solution is unfortunately not a "just apply computer science!" one. We don't know what we don't know. Yes, we know that certain genes can contribute towards cancer. However, that doesn't mean you will develop it. You could have a torrent of SNPs underneath BRCA1 but never develop breast cancer. The last comment I'll make (not to be a naysayer) but it's naive to approach the solution as if it's black and white. Biology is super messy. The data is often not clean. Sequencers do get it wrong (albeit not often) and the bioinformatics is not a perfect science. People looking at the field from the outside should approach it with healthy caution. It's somewhat the equivalent of saying that, in theory it's easy to launch a rocket into orbit. You have a concentration of reaction mass, you ignite it, it propels you to space. In reality, it's obviously infinitely more complex, much like genetics.