Evolution of Translational Omics: Lessons Learned and the...
Institute Of Medicine / Board On Health Sciences Policy / Board On Health Care Services Technologies collectively called omics enable simultaneous measurement of an enormous number of biomolecules, for example, genomics investigates thousands of DNA sequences, and proteomics examines large numbers of proteins. Scientists are using these technologies to develop innovative tests to detect disease and to predict a patient's likelihood of responding to specific drugs. Following a recent case involving premature use of omics-based tes...