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I haven't downloaded it yet, because it's not clear to me who the target audience is, where the data comes from, etc (is it whole genome data, 23andme data?). Also, why not a web app, especially since (as others have noted, the screenshots seem to suggest that).

Having said that does look nice and I'll download soon to check things out.

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Yep the website needs work, it's just something I threw together before I head off to the Consumer Genetics Conference this week. I will add more explanation on the target audience - (which is really more of sequencing and healthcare companies right now)

The data in the program now is not actually a whole genome, it's more of a gene ("exome" if you will) viewer now, but we will be adding whole genome browsing soon. We've been thinking about a 23andMe import tool but haven't built that yet.

Would be interested in how the program runs for you

Thanks!

I have downloaded. More comments to follow, but a quick question. Who is your target audience? Based on the design and how the reports look, seems to be consumer focussed?

Yes you are right, this is a consumer focused implementation.

For one thing we wanted something to show at the Consumer Genetics Conference that I'm attending this week.

Beyond that, I expect that this platform could be easily adapted to other kinds of genomic analysis - for instance a medically oriented Cancer/Normal genome comparison tool.

My feeling is that no one knows exactly how the genome future will pan out over the next few years and we hope to be nimble enough to capitalize on a number of directions it could take.

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