Bio-IT World Brief | MyHeritage announced the launch of its new and improved Ethnicity Estimate. The new analysis, developed by the company’s science team, provides MyHeritage DNA customers with a percentage-based estimate of their ethnic origins covering 42 ethnic regions, many available only on MyHeritage, representing the most comprehensive report of its type available on the market.

Bio-IT World | The 16^th annual Bio-IT World Conference & Expo featured its first Bio-IT Hackathon, a competition focusing on FAIR data, data that are findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable.

Bio-IT World | Edison Liu, president and CEO of The Jackson Laboratory, is harnessing the JAX spirit to push the organization—and hopefully the field—toward a more mature understanding of complexity.

Bio-IT World | The 16^th annual Bio-IT World Conference & Expo took place recently in Boston. The exhibit floor and conference sessions featured discussions and product releases from The Jackson Laboratory, the Broad Institute, and more.

Bio-IT World | A panel representing BioTeam at the 2017 Bio-IT World Conference & Expo discuss trends in the bio-IT space, analyze cultural issues, and offer advice for practitioners in the healthcare and life-sciences space.

Bio-IT World | A panel of CIOs of healthcare and life-science organizations at the 15^th annual Bio-IT World Conference & Expo discuss a range of topics from cybersecurity to the talent that might develop the IT realm.

Bio-IT World | Rafael Irizarry, of Harvard University and the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, was recently chosen as the 2017 laureate of the 2017 Benjamin Franklin Award in the Life Sciences. In his lecture at the 2017 Bio-IT World Conference & Expo, Irizarry spoke about his collaborative efforts in Open Source Software and Educational Resources.