%0 Journal Article
%T Genome Medicine: the future of medicine
%A Melissa L Norton
%J Genome Medicine
%D 2009
%I BioMed Central
%R 10.1186/gm1
%X In these exciting and fast-moving times, there is a clear need for the scientific community to keep abreast of the latest groundbreaking genomic and post-genomic research across medical disciplines. To this end, we are proud to launch Genome Medicine. Genome Medicine publishes important results in genomic and post-genomic medicine, discusses the importance of these results for clinical practice, highlights the major issues surrounding genomic medicine, and comments on the progress of scientific discovery.The journal, led by six renowned Section Editors and supported by an impressive international Editorial Board, publishes open access research articles of outstanding quality in all areas of medicine studied from a genomic or post-genomic perspective. Genome Medicine is committed to the open access publication of research - the concept has been embraced by the research community and by major funding bodies, including the NIH and the Wellcome Trust, because it maximizes research visibility and facilitates the most rapid dissemination of scientific knowledge. In short, open access publication of research findings is fundamental to the progress of scientific discovery as well as clinical practice.The scope of the journal is broad and includes articles aimed at understanding the genetics, genomics and epigenetics of disease, genomic epidemiology, and public health genomics, as well as articles that utilize computational and systems approaches to advance our understanding of the pathogenesis, diagnosis and management of disease. The journal has a particular emphasis on the application of genomic and post-genomic technologies to clinical practice, especially to diagnostics and therapeutics.Medicine's move towards the post-genomic era is accompanied by a wide range of ethical, social, and legal implications that deserve careful attention. Genome Medicine features an entire section devoted to the challenges relating to genomic medicine and personalized medicine. Given our li
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