We didn't break any records for entries to our 'Where Bio Began For Me' video contest but that doesn't matter, we're happy with the exposure we did get.
We've come into contact with some interesting people over the last few weeks, raised the profile of our GenOmics application and our blog, and we have some new video content linked to us on YouTube.

And of course we have winners:
Christopher Dieni from Penn State and Mostafa Abdellateef from the Genome Canada Bioinformatics Platform.

They win the iPod Shuffle and we'll be in touch with them soon to arrange delivery of these tiny music machines.
It doesn't end there however, as we have more stuff to give away next week.

The top 2 point leaders on our GenOmics application for the week of March 8^th  ending at midnight on the 14^th , will get a copy of Imagining Science published by the University of Alberta Press. It is  edited by Tim Caulfield one of Genome Alberta's Project leaders and a law Professor with a Joint appointment with School of Public Health and Faculty of Law,  and by his brother Sean Caulfield, an Associate Professor in Print Making at the University of Alberta and Canada Research Chair in Printmaking.

This collection of essays from artists, scientists, and social commentators was a major part of the Imagining Science Project which included a major art exhibit at the Art Gallery of Alberta in Edmonton.

The essays cover a range of topics related to the intersection of art, genetics, and society and include contributions from Francis Collins, Hank Greely, Gail Geller, Jay Ingram, Bartha Knoppers, Jim Evans, Adam Zaretsky, and many others.
Imagining Science: Art, Science, and Social Change won the 2009 New York Book Show award in the Scholarly & Professional category.

Earning points on GenOmics is pretty easy.
First thing you need to do to earn points is register. That alone will earn you points and we've worked hard to ensure that your personal information will not be shared or that any notices will be pushed out to your friends or mailing lists.
Apart from the points you get for simply registering, you can earn points for posting your own stories or links to other Omics stories you come across, there are points for commenting on stories, and points for inviting your friends to join GenOmics.

Make the leap, sign up for GenOmics and maybe you can win a copy of Imagining Science to add to your science library.