Every baby in UK to have DNA mapped under NHS ‘genomics revolution’
Every baby born in the UK will have their DNA mapped within a decade as part of a radical overhaul of the NHS designed to predict and prevent disease before it strikes.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting said advances in genomics could allow people to “leapfrog” life-threatening illnesses and receive “personalised” care long before symptoms appear.
Under plans due to be unveiled in a major 10-year strategy next month, all newborns will undergo whole genome sequencing to assess their risk of developing hundreds of conditions.
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simon bagshaw
Huh. Remember when those crazy tin foil hat wearers were saying the government want to create a national DNA database of everyone. Huh. Silly sods
Huh. Remember when those crazy tin foil hat wearers were saying the government want to create a national DNA database of everyone. Huh. Silly sods
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It was, what?, thirty years ago that claims were made for the first mapping of the human genome. We were promised near-instant success in curing genetic illnesses. If it happened I didn't notice.
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