HealthAugust 10, 2026

omics

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Definition

A field of study in biology ending in -omics, such as genomics or proteomics, that involves the comprehensive analysis of large sets of biological molecules within an organism.

Etymology

The term is a back-formation from words ending in the suffix -ome, such as genome, which itself derives from the Greek 'genos' meaning 'offspring' or 'race,' combined with the suffix '-ics' denoting a field of study.

In the news

In the context of the partnership, 'omics' refers to the high-throughput technologies used to analyze complex biological data, which are essential for identifying the precision immunotherapy targets for the cancer project.

HanchorBio Partners with Taiwan Cancer Moonshot Team to Advance Precision Immunotherapy

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