• Blockchain’s Potential In Clinical Research

    Bio-IT World | Clinical research is a complex process involving various actors where trust, data sharing, security, and visibility need to be established from clinical trial participants, physicians, researchers, service providers, sponsors, and regulators. This is where blockchain comes in.

    Mar 18, 2019

  • 2019 Franklin Award Finalists Announced

    Bio-IT World Bioinformatics.org announced the finalists this week in the 2019 Benjamin Franklin Award for Open Access in the Life Sciences. Voting is open until Friday, March 15. Finalists include Richard Durbin, Eugene Koonin, Aaron Quinlan, and G.P.S. Raghava.

    Mar 14, 2019

  • UK Biobank Data Release, New DNAnexus Cohort Browser

    Bio-IT World | On Monday, the UK Biobank released exome sequence data of 50,000 UK Biobank participants linked to detailed health records, imaging and other health-related data. In conjunction, DNAnexus announced a browser for its Apollo Platform, allowing for easy navigation and exploration of combined genotypic and phenotypic data.

    Mar 13, 2019

  • On The Edge: Technologies Driving Edge Computing And Challenges Ahead

    Bio-IT World | Weisong Shi leads both the Mobile and Internet SysTems Laboratory (MIST) and the Wireless Health Initiative (WHI) at Wayne State University. He’s interested in edge computing applications in a host of industries, particularly autonomous vehicles, though he sees a great deal of opportunity in healthcare applications as well.

    Mar 11, 2019