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Summary: It’s impossible to treat a patient effectively without knowing what’s wrong. Published this month in the American Journal for Human Genetics, computational biologist Dr. Mark Yandell reports a novel method for diagnosing the toughest inherited diseases. Inspired by “Watson,” the computer that won first place on the quiz show Jeopardy, he explains why the approach may soon become a fixture in clinics.