Technology has always driven the field of genomics, but the pace of field-driving technological change is faster than ever. This Genomic Life publishes stories from the frontier of functional genomics, and we cover that frontier from all angles: technology, basic science, personalized medicine and diagnostics, and the broader implications for human health and society at large.

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Here at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, we have a front row seat from which to track the changing technology of genomics. This blog is supported by Washington University’s McDonnell Genome Institute (MGI), which for several decades has been at the forefront of genomics. About 20% of our stories will feature some of the science going on here and the people behind it. But the blog is about more than what happens here in St. Louis, and most posts will cover new papers, interesting developments in the field at large, and what it means for human health and society.

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This Genomic Life is primarily written by Mike White, an Associate Professor of Genetics at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. He previously wrote for Scientificblogging.com and Pacific Standard. You can find him on TwXtter at @genologos.

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