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.
Who's the daddy now?.
They really want to know who got the Jabb, how many times, and from whom it is safe for the high heid yins to get their blood transfusion from.
Or even let their offspring breed with.
Glad I probably won't be around.
dearieme - I didn't notice it either, maybe we'll see it when fusion power finally arrives.
Doonhamer - yes, the can of worms is gigantic and the worms are genetically engineered monsters.
James - I feel the same - better off out of it.
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