Comments on: Bio-Info-Tech: The Cyborg Baby of Cheap Genomes and Cloud Data http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2012/03/08/bio-info-tech-the-cyborg-baby-of-cheap-genomes-and-cloud-data/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Doug http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2012/03/08/bio-info-tech-the-cyborg-baby-of-cheap-genomes-and-cloud-data/#comment-705 Doug Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:10:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/?p=1080#comment-705 I think that some concerns that have been raised is that insurance companies will use genetic data to determine high risk for disease. Of course we are also beginning to understand that predisposition for disease in genetic terms does not include external factors currently studied in epigenetics. I think that some concerns that have been raised is that insurance companies will use genetic data to determine high risk for disease. Of course we are also beginning to understand that predisposition for disease in genetic terms does not include external factors currently studied in epigenetics.

]]> By: Your Accessible Genome – Bridge8 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2012/03/08/bio-info-tech-the-cyborg-baby-of-cheap-genomes-and-cloud-data/#comment-704 Your Accessible Genome – Bridge8 Thu, 14 Jun 2012 02:06:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/?p=1080#comment-704 [...] “Your genome is not you, but it certainly informs who you are. Your individual genome will become ever more important” (The Crux | Discover Magazine) [...] [...] “Your genome is not you, but it certainly informs who you are. Your individual genome will become ever more important” (The Crux | Discover Magazine) [...]

]]> By: doc http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2012/03/08/bio-info-tech-the-cyborg-baby-of-cheap-genomes-and-cloud-data/#comment-703 doc Sat, 10 Mar 2012 06:53:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/?p=1080#comment-703 I saw this and thought... this is the "cloud computing killer". case-and-poit of why it's impossible to drive biological computing to the cloud. 10 times the current data stream per sample with lower fidelity and far more local processing requirements. i suspect this trend will continue... data generation in biological computing vastly outstrips internet bandwith - especially in a laboratory setting. cloud computing becomes impossible, but fortunately the cost of the kind of multicore processing required has been plummetting, so standalone, local compute devicees for diagnostics will be doable I saw this and thought… this is the “cloud computing killer”. case-and-poit of why it’s impossible to drive biological computing to the cloud. 10 times the current data stream per sample with lower fidelity and far more local processing requirements. i suspect this trend will continue… data generation in biological computing vastly outstrips internet bandwith – especially in a laboratory setting. cloud computing becomes impossible, but fortunately the cost of the kind of multicore processing required has been plummetting, so standalone, local compute devicees for diagnostics will be doable

]]> By: Not just genomics: the creeping future | Genetics Source http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2012/03/08/bio-info-tech-the-cyborg-baby-of-cheap-genomes-and-cloud-data/#comment-702 Not just genomics: the creeping future | Genetics Source Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:54:59 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/?p=1080#comment-702 [...] a deal (the sticker price isn’t real in any case, someone will want the publicity). Over at The Crux I try and do my own impersonation of Peter Diamandis. But I wanted to emphasize that genomics [...] [...] a deal (the sticker price isn’t real in any case, someone will want the publicity). Over at The Crux I try and do my own impersonation of Peter Diamandis. But I wanted to emphasize that genomics [...]

]]> By: Mark Wanner http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/2012/03/08/bio-info-tech-the-cyborg-baby-of-cheap-genomes-and-cloud-data/#comment-701 Mark Wanner Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:32:15 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/crux/?p=1080#comment-701 This is an interesting post, particularly with all the skepticism about genomic medicine being projected by the media today in the wake of the latest "cancer is complex" research study. I think your premise is valid on the technological level. On the other hand, I strongly doubt that the integration of genomic data with everyday life will be an easy or seamless process. Even after the obvious data bottlenecks and analysis challenges are effectively addressed, barriers await. An entrenched and genome-ignorant medical establishment--at all levels, from insurers to doctors--will be one. Ethical issues and privacy concerns will be another. To borrow Dr. Eric Topol's phrase, the medical system will need to be creatively destroyed in order to fully benefit from advances in genomic and other technologies. Finally, regarding society's tolerance for widespread genetic testing, is it really true that no one thinks about newborn screening? Parents of newborns in Minnesota might disagree! This is an interesting post, particularly with all the skepticism about genomic medicine being projected by the media today in the wake of the latest “cancer is complex” research study.

I think your premise is valid on the technological level. On the other hand, I strongly doubt that the integration of genomic data with everyday life will be an easy or seamless process. Even after the obvious data bottlenecks and analysis challenges are effectively addressed, barriers await. An entrenched and genome-ignorant medical establishment–at all levels, from insurers to doctors–will be one. Ethical issues and privacy concerns will be another. To borrow Dr. Eric Topol’s phrase, the medical system will need to be creatively destroyed in order to fully benefit from advances in genomic and other technologies.

Finally, regarding society’s tolerance for widespread genetic testing, is it really true that no one thinks about newborn screening? Parents of newborns in Minnesota might disagree!

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