Important reminder that your genome is your property
/Your invaluable genome
Genomic data is the currency of a new era of medicine that promises incredible advances. Here, bioinformatician Nana Mensah explains why…
In the race for greatest medical revolution of the 21st century, genomics is undoubtedly a frontrunner. Those outside of the field, however, might still find themselves wondering: 'what's all the fuss about?' There are many reasons why genomics is revolutionary, but data is at the root of it all. As genomics is used more and more in mainstream care, it becomes ever more important to understand the great power and value of this new kind of data, writes Nana Mensah.
From cell to computer
While the word ‘genome’ refers to the entire sequence of DNA of an individual organism, the term ‘genomic data’ refers to its digital representation – a large data file resulting from the sequencing process.
