Genomica: Resetting the tables for data

The genomics revolution has spawned a parallel mini-revolution in high tech, as a growing number of software companies attempt to provide the tools to make sense of the millions of data points being generated by new genetic information.

Making sense of these data points is complicated by the fact that genomic data is being generated by numerous independent organizations, both public and private, each using its own format and each using different algorithmic tools. These algorithms most often operate independently and differently from others...