Bio-IT World | The latest way to get into your genome is a $50 app-based venture that promises to give you a peek into your ancestry and tell you what kinds of bacteria you’re harboring in your mouth. Seeq launched earlier this month offering ultra-low coverage sequencing of the genome, oral microbiome sequencing, and ancestry reports. The goal is an extremely inexpensive infrastructure for people to get a little bit of genomic data and participate in research in a way that’s easy and fun.

JAMA Oncology | Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher recounts an interaction he had with a participant involved in genomic sequencing, in which the term “actionable” led to false hope and dashed expectations.

Bio-IT World | The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative took to Facebook Live yesterday to lay out their plan of funding the Initiative’s first project. The project, a Biohub located in San Francisco, will combine the knowledge of renowned scientists and engineers in the pursuit of curing disease.