Post-genomics?

You may have already heard the term "post-genomics era"; does this mean genomics is already obsolete?

No! This just refers to the work that needs to be done after sequencing, such as gene identification, comparative genomics, and in fact all of the areas discussed in this module and more. The term is misleading because it implies that genomics equals sequencing, when it is much more than that. Sequencing itself doesn't tell us anything without further analysis.

"Indeed, the exploitation of genome information is still in its infancy and new methodologies may be required to make the most of them." (Saccone & Pesole, 2003)‏