I was referring to the technology. They couldn’t perform such genome calculations 20 or even 10 years ago.
It’s modern processors which have opened the door to such studies and the ‘raw data’ is the genome itself.
“They couldn’t perform such genome calculations 20 or even 10 years ago.”
Didn’t think of that.
Vaguely related: A week or so ago I got a minor cut on my hand. That got me thinking about how does my body know how to heal that wound? The tissue at the edge of the cut must become aware of the cut. Then it must manufacture tissue, meaning it must tell the bloodstream or someone to send it the ingredients for the repair. These tissues must know when they’re done.
This simple bodily function is mind boggling.