Convergence of Divergence: The Mysteries of the Human Genome
Dr. Naveed Aziz |
TEDxCanadoreCollege
• October 2022
While we have observed many scientific disciplines like biology and chemistry specialize into more divergent and defined fields, the convergence of technologies, thoughts and ideas stemming from these fields have evolved to create solutions for some of the world’s most complex problems. The field of genomics, for example, has advanced to play a pivotal role in the continual pursuit of improving and supporting human health and wellbeing. Converging specialties have allowed us to generate genomic “big data” that is advancing our understanding of not only human life on earth but also that of animals, plants, microbes and even our ecosystem. Dr. Naveed Aziz, Chief Executive Officer of CGen, Canada’s national facility for genome sequencing and analysis, will discuss what influenced the evolution of genomics and genomic big data, how they are affecting our lives and the challenges we face as their power and promise is realized.