Computing Reviews is pleased to announce the release of its new Hot Topic, “The Critical Need for Computational Intelligence in Human Genetics.” Hot Topics are a series of essays on emergent areas of computer science, and can only be read in the online version Computing Reviews. To read the latest Hot Topic, click here: http://www.reviews.com/hottopic/hottopic_essay_07.cfm

Written by Jason H. Moore of Dartmouth College, this Hot Topic outlines how data mining can help identify genetic risk factors for common human diseases. In diseases such as cancer, essential hypertension, and schizophrenia, many genes and many environmental factors interact in non linear ways. To understand the enormous complexity of these interactions and isolate those responsible for a particular disease, computational intelligence is needed. Moore outlines possible approaches and foresees software that will evolve to meet the challenges of human genetics.Hot Topics include links to related web pages, articles, and books, and are updated on a regular basis. Computing Reviews is a collaboration between Reviews.com and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), and can be read daily at www.reviews.com.