A Different Way of Browsing Your Genome
January 13, 2011
With a new Firefox plug-in from 5AM Solutions, 23andMe customers can see their genotype information pop up when reading a paper mentioning SNP the company tests for, reports Daniel MacArthur at Genetic Future. MacArthur has a screenshot on his page showing just how it works with his information. "The browser could enhance web pages that mention SNPs and show you relevant information without you actually having to break your reading flow and go look up genotype information," says Andy Evans, the developer of the SNPTips tool, at the company's blog. He that the tool is currently in beta-testing and that he plans to develop it other browsers and for data from other genetic testing companies.
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January 13, 2011
With a new Firefox plug-in from 5AM Solutions, 23andMe customers can see their genotype information pop up when reading a paper mentioning SNP the company tests for, reports Daniel MacArthur at Genetic Future. MacArthur has a screenshot on his page showing just how it works with his information. "The browser could enhance web pages that mention SNPs and show you relevant information without you actually having to break your reading flow and go look up genotype information," says Andy Evans, the developer of the SNPTips tool, at the company's blog. He that the tool is currently in beta-testing and that he plans to develop it other browsers and for data from other genetic testing companies.
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