I agree the API is at this point is rather limited and it is difficult to use it in a way that would conveniently or efficiently replace any part of a genomic pipeline.
But I think google is onto something. If they manage to deconstruct BAM files and store them in "format-free" way that will allow search, aggregation, and computation/reasoning across hundreds of thousands of patients/samples it may accommodate the next big wave of personal genomics data.
But I think google is onto something. If they manage to deconstruct BAM files and store them in "format-free" way that will allow search, aggregation, and computation/reasoning across hundreds of thousands of patients/samples it may accommodate the next big wave of personal genomics data.