[In Depth] NIH opens precision medicine study to nation

Science: Current Issue
Next year, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) expects to begin recruiting at least 1 million people for what may become the world's largest study of how genes influence disease risks and drug responses. Plans for the study came into focus last week with the release of a blueprint from a panel of human geneticists, medical researchers, and other experts. It urged that NIH recruit participants not only through academic medical centers and health care organizations, but also by issuing an open invitation to anyone living in the United States. For NIH Director Francis Collins, the project, known as the Precision Medicine Initiative (PMI) Cohort Program, brings to fruition an idea he first proposed 11 years ago. But whether NIH can design and effectively manage such a massive endeavor remains an open question. Author: Jocelyn Kaiser
Read More...

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Yu Founder On Next Flagship and Open Source Model for Upcoming Smartphones

Image
Micromax subsidiary Yu Televentures is gearing up to launch its next flagship smartphone this month. Ahead of the launch, company founder Rahul Sharma spoke to Gadgets 360 about the company's strategy for upcoming smartphones and the relationship with Cyanogen. He confirmed that the upcoming Yu flagship will run Android with some customisations from the company, and not Cyanogen , as seen on its predecessor. Sharma revealed that the company has so far sold 2 million devices since Yu established itself as an independent brand, with a new flagship smartphone expected to launch later this month. Talking about the upcoming smartphone, Sharma said that the company will be focusing on offering "pure Android experience" with a deep integration of Around Yu , a service aggregator platform that was introduced last year alongside the Yutopia flagship. He further hinted that the Around Yu will come with some new features. "When we got Cyanogen things were moving fine but ...
Read more

Meet the Site That Is Like Uber - but for Tractors

Image
Jordan Hickel has a long row of ultra-expensive tractors and other machinery parked on his farm in central Kansas. "There's well over a million dollars of equipment out here," the 31-year-old farmer said, waving his hand at the vehicles while walking toward the crown jewel of his collection: A bright red 8120 CASE IH combine that he uses to harvest corn, soybeans, alfalfa and wheat. But Hickel uses the towering machine only two months out of the year. This summer, he's shipping the combine off to Colorado then Washington state - renting it out to other farmers through a website that hopes to bring the sharing economy to the farmstead. Think Uber - but for tractors. The site, MachineryLink Sharing , is the brainchild of a Kansas City company that started about 15 years ago as a traditional combine leasing business. Last year it launched the website that helps farmers make money by renting their equipment to those who can't afford the cost of buying the machi...
Read more