UK Biobank: Scientists Launch Genetic Database Project
Flashbacks of "Gattica," anyone?
A Reuters newswire article, via MSNBC, reports that:
A major project to collect DNA samples and medical data from 500,000 people was launched on Wednesday to study how genes, lifestyle and environment affect the risk of disease.More here.
The UK Biobank, the world's biggest genetic database, will hold millions of samples in a robotically controlled facility near Manchester, England.
The wealth of data that will be collected from men and women volunteers aged 45-69 will help scientists determine the genetic basis of diseases and why some people develop cancer, heart disease, diabetes, asthma or Alzheimer's and others don't.
posted by Fergie @ 3/14/2006 06:56:00 AM
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