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by petervandijck 5868 days ago
Looks awesome. First and obvious question: any particular reason why you didn't make this a web app? In the screenshots it actually looks like a web app, but then there's that download link?

Improvements to the homepage: explain better what this is. Is it something where I can see my own genome? What does it actually do? Add more screenshots. And get rid of "the possibilities are enless", that's just cheesy ;)

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Thanks for your feedback. I'm less concerned right now about the website itself - it's just a placeholder. Did you happen to download the software? Did it work as expected?

But you are right I should explain it better. This is meant to be a software solution for companies that want to offer genome data to customers. Having a standalone application as a presentation option can allay many of the privacy implications of a web app.

With that said, I do want to develop a web app too, and be a "one stop shop" for the presentation and analysis of human genomic data.

Thanks again,

I don't see a good reason why you'd want to make this into a web based application. I think you are making the right choice. I'd never upload my medical records to a third party website. Don't pull a Zuckerberg.

When I clicked on the "Go' button to compare to the Human Reference Genome, nothing happened.

I think the software might be more valuable if the user could get a quick overview of their personal risk factors for diseases. I didn't see a quick way to get that.

I'd make the software fun too - genes for eye color and so forth would be fun to compare with family members.

The ancestry report with the map overlay would be great if you could get it to work.

Thanks for your ideas Yes the comparison tool and the ancestry tool are not complete yet.

As this progresses, we will definitely look for ways to simplify and engage the more average user