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Google Backs Harvard Scientist's 100,000-Genome Quest

Ionut Alex. Chitu [PersonRank 10]

Friday, February 29, 2008
16 years ago2,405 views

<<A Harvard University scientist backed by Google Inc. and OrbiMed Advisors LLC plans to unlock the secrets of common diseases by decoding the DNA of 100,000 people in the world's biggest gene sequencing project.>>

<< Google Health will help people manage their medical records and test results so they can be shared safely and privately with various specialists. Genomic data may eventually be included, said Marissa Mayer, vice president for search products.

``We have some genetic partners where we've already been making investments,'' Mayer said in a telephone interview yesterday. ``Genetics is much further out, and will be done at the control and discretion of the user.'' >>

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