DIY Genomics: An Open Platform for Citizen Science
summary
Nonprofit DIY Genomics launches tools and studies to link genotype to phenotype: an Android app with 1,500 downloads and open-source Firefox privacy extension, a citizen-science platform called Genomera, and crowdsourced studies. Sequencing cost trends accelerate ~10x per year with third-generation methods (PacBio) and nanopore competitors. A pilot MTHFR study uses serial self-controlled interventions (multivitamin then L‑methylfolate) in 5 participants, with 4 of 5 decreased homocysteine after the multivitamin, presented as an illustrative, low‑powered result.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction to DIY Genomics
- 2:12Genomics progress and technology
- 6:09DIY Genomics activities and apps
- 8:39Citizen science research study
- 11:30Traditional vs citizen science models
- 13:15Q&A on sequencing and studies
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