Genomics and public health
Your gene, your health, our future: The contemporaneity of genomics Individuals are different and therefore respond differently to medical treatments. This uniqueness is well understood by experienced physicians 1 . Evaluating the structure and biology of genomes, understanding the biology of disease, advancing the science of medicine, and improving the effectiveness of health care 2 validates the celerity needed and the importance of recent currency genomics is globally gaining. Genomics as a novel field in public health seeks to intersect the findings of research in genetic and molecular technology with public health 3 . Genomics is relevant to public health because it has the potential for improved disease diagnosis, treatment and individualized and population-based prevention 3 . An ailment which affects an individual, if not properly treated and contained, could affect the population within the carrier’s proximity hence, the need to prevent diseases from source and not ...