SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION OF GENOMIC DATA

1 . A medium for receiving and analyzing genomic information, the medium comprising:

a computer-readable program code for receiving and storing an individual's genomic information such that there is no identification of said individual to a source providing said information;

a computer-readable program code comprising a database for associating genomic data with possible phenotypic outcome;

a processor for accessing said database to generate phenotypic information for said individual based upon said genomic information; and

an interface allowing communication of said phenotypic information in response to a user-defined query.

2 . The medium of claim 1 , wherein said computer-readable code for receiving and storing an individual's genomic information contains at least one security feature to encrypt said information.

3 . The medium of claim 1 , wherein said genomic information is received from a third party provider.

4 . The medium of claim 1 , wherein said genomic information is downloaded from a web-based server.

5 . The medium of claim 1 , wherein said database is updated periodically.

6 . The medium of claim 1 , further comprising a computer-readable code that allows said individual to determine which phenotypic information is accessed by said code.

7 . A method for analyzing genomic data, the method comprising the steps of:

obtaining genomic sequence information from an anonymous individual;

processing said information via a secure computerized algorithm; and

presenting to said individual phenotypic information based upon said genomic sequence information.

8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising the step of obtaining a biological sample from said individual and determining the sequence of at least a portion of the individual's genome.

9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein said processing step comprises accessing computer-readable code via a password-protected network.

10 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising encrypting said information.

11 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising the step of supplying a medium according to claim 1 .

12 . The method of claim 7 , wherein said information is transmitted to a remote computer and processing and presenting steps occur on said remote computer.

13 . A computer system, comprising:

memory for storing genomic data;

a database comprising data for associating genomic sequence information with phenotypic output;

a processor for correlating said genomic information with potential phenotypic outcome; and

an interface for communicating said phenotypic outcome to a user.