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Episode: Cures for disease may be step closer thanks to release of largest ever whole genome sequencing data
Description: The UK Biobank has been tracking the medical outcomes of people since 2006. Inside this giant freezing unit, a robot can access samples provided by half a million people in the UK. The samples include blood and saliva while computers have whole-body scans and medical updates from participants going back almost two decades.
The Biobank says tens of thousands of scientists have already benefited from the data stored here, adding to knowledge that can be used to fight disease.
This too will be released to researchers aiming to find effective treatments for so far, incurable diseases like dementia, Parkinson’s, and so...