Ed Yong, reporting at Not Exactly Rocket Science:
“Whole-genome sequencing can change lives and maybe save some,” says Steve. “It changed ours.” It was no miracle—the tremors have returned to a lesser extent than before, and the team are pursuing new leads. But Steve and Gay never expected The Answer. They didn’t anticipate an easy cure. Genomics gave them something arguably more important—hope. It turned the nameless, unknowable ailment that had stolen years of sleep from their daughter into something tangible—a condition with a cause that can eventually be addressed. And it bought them time with Lilly.