Data sciences and life sciences are deeply intertwined and bio information enjoys all the leverage and easy circulation of other kinds of data. Yet bio information is never quite disentangled from its donors, the real human lives that make it meaningful. This study is an invaluable guide to the vicissitudes of living data in all their social complexity. ... Read moreCatherine Waldby, Australian National University Bioinformation is a detailed and accessible analysis of how data and information derived from humans and other living organisms are used to create value, meaning and profits. A refreshing alternative to starry-eyed celebrations of the opportunities of big data, it shows how the collection and use of bioinformation affects the distribution of power and other resources in our societies. Barbara Prainsack, King's College London Bronwyn Parry and Beth Greenhough's Bioinformation is a brief yet rich tour of a dynamic, complex field, following the winding paths that connect databases to the hopes and rights of the people and communities from whose bodies the information was drawn. New Scientist Bioinformation offers an interesting, readable introduction to its subject matter, while suggesting promising avenues that future research might explore Bionews 'This slim but informative book describes the sources of what the authors call bioinformation and the current and possible future beneficial uses of such data, such as identifying patients whose genes make them particularly susceptible to certain adverse medical conditions'. Foreign Affairs Show Less