Opinion: What Does It Mean to Be In the ‘Post-Genomic’ Age?

December 10, 2024

3D rendering of a DNA molecule

(Undark) – New dialogues are emerging about what comes next in biology, 25 years after completion of a draft of the human genome.

In today’s world, post-genomic is built on two important ideas: that, as previously mentioned, doing genomics is easier than ever, and that genetic information is not enough. Post-genomic embodies a world where we can and should focus on the next big (or small) revolutionary ideas in the study of the biological world. Here, I’ll briefly outline two areas of inquiry that help to define the next era of discoveries. (Read More)