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Science Jun 03

Researchers may have sequenced the ‘final unknown’ of the human genome

By Matthew Herper, STAT News

Health Jan 30

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A push to use the human genome to make medicine more precise

President Obama introduced a new plan to create a database of genetic information of a million Americans in order to better tailor medical treatments for groups of patients. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien interviews Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes…

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Science Nov 07

Google launches service to store and share human DNA in the cloud

It turns out that a human genome -- the complete set of genetic material encoded as DNA sequences -- is 100 gigabytes.

By Justin Scuiletti

Science Jun 24

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A Decade on, Human Genome Research Yet to Directly Affect Many Patients

Ten years after the cracking of the human genetic code, Jeffrey Brown talks to a scientist about advancements and setbacks in using the research to pinpoint the causes of illnesses and craft individualized therapies.

Science Apr 02

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Can Genes Be Patented? Ruling Reignites Debate

A federal court this week invalidated patents filed by biotech companies on the human genome, igniting debate on exactly who owns genetic research. Jeffrey Brown gets two points of view on the legal implications of the case.

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