OMG - Without a doubt the worst omics word ever - The Sexome

I really have nothing to say here.  I just got pointed to a new paper by Thiago Venancio.  The paper is - I kid you not: Understanding the Sexome: Measuring and Reporting Sex Differences in Gene Systems.  I don't have access to the paper but here is the abstract which is all you need

The current male bias in biomedical research should be eliminated. The large sex differences in incidence and progression of diseases mean that sex-biased factors are an untapped source of factors that protect from disease. Greater understanding will come from intensified study of the "sexome," which is the sum of sex-biased effects on gene networks and cell systems. The global search for sites and mechanisms of sex-specific regulation in diverse tissues will provide unanticipated insights into physiological regulation and targets for novel therapies.

That is without a doubt the worst omics word I have ever seen.  All my previous posts about bad omics words pale in comparison (though I encourage you to read them: Worst New Omics Word Award and bad omics word of the day).

Worst new omics word award: circomics - running circles around my head

Wow - this is really not a good "omics" word.  Check out this paper title and it's abstract Circular DNA genomics (circomics) exemplified for g... [Virology. 2012] - PubMed - NCBI

Circomics was coined to describe the combination of rolling circle amplification (RCA), restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) and pyro-sequencing to investigate the genome structures of small circular DNAs. A batch procedure is described using 61 plant samples from Asia, South America and Central America which revealed 83 contig sequences of geminiviral DNA components and 4 contig sequences of DNA satellites. The usefulness of this approach is validated for the Brazilian begomoviruses, and the sequence fidelity is determined by comparing the results with those of conventional cloning and sequencing of Bolivian begomoviruses reported recently. Therefore, circomics has been proven to be a major step forward to economize costs and labor and to characterize reliably geminiviral genomes in their population structure of the quasi species.

This definitely fits the category of a "bad omics" word which I have history of complaining about but had been ignoring for a bit.  But I am back.  I am giving "Circomics" a "Worst New Omics Word Award" here because, well, it seems completely unnecessary and distracting.

Hat tip to AJ Cann for pointing this one out on Google Plus.

#badomics word for the week: nascentome

Here is a #badomics word to ponder - the nascentome

From this paper PLoS ONE: Nascentome Analysis Uncovers Futile Protein Synthesis in Escherichia coli

It was called to my attention via twitter:

ayrrisbio ayrrisBIO - Appistry 

Awe MT @aaron_best But it's so new. Give nascentome a chance. RT @WvSchaik: #badomics word: The 'nascentome':goo.gl/o3E8t

8 hours ago 

aaron_best Aaron Best 

But it's so fresh and new. Give nascentome a chance. RT@WvSchaik: #badomics word: The 'nascentome': goo.gl/o3E8t@phylogenomics

14 hours ago 

m_m_campbell Malcolm M. Campbell 

Worthy candidate for #badomics word of the year: 'nascentome'. Blech. goo.gl/o3E8t via @phylogenomics

16 hours ago 

WvSchaik WvSchaik 

#badomics word: The 'nascentome': goo.gl/o3E8t @phylogenomics

18 hours ago 

It is a really bad omits word.  So we are giving it an award.  Not sure which one yet.  But one of these:

• bad omics word of the day
• Worst New Omics Word Award