TIME.com: The Iceland Experiment -- Feb. 20, 2006
How a Tiny Island Nation Captured the Lead in the Genetic RevolutionHere's a great summary of why I'm excited about bioinformatics, genomics, and deCODE Genetics, an Icelandic company studying the population of Iceland. They're an isolated population, with geneologic history often traced back a thousand or more years. The Icelandic government has given deCODE access to that data, which they've combined with extensive genetic information (blood samples from citizens) to identify genes associated with disease.
- posted by Larry H @ 10:08 AM