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I wonder if the bioinformatics will have caught up by the time this X-prize is won -- right now, an entire sequenced genome tells surprisingly little useful inf

• iamelgringo 19y ago
  Sounds like a good idea for a startup. Really, what they're talking about doing with that data is essentially running a diff on people's genome's, right? Sounds simple enough. ;)
  • rms 19y ago
    To do it right, you would need access to large sets of genomes with corresponding medical histories. No one has ever really gotten enough data together to be useful yet. It is an untouched market though, someone will do it eventually and genomic medicine will suddenly be very useful. I would do it if I had more capital. Also, it would require competing with a public project: http://www.personalgenomes.org/participate.html http://www.personalgenomes.org/participate.html. I'm not sure how well funded that project actually is, it won't be feasible for at least 5 years.