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An aritcle by Ben Hirschler at Reuters:
``A project to collect DNA samples from half a million Britons to unpick the genetic basis of killer diseases including cancer got the go-ahead on Tuesday, marking the start of the world's biggest medical experiment.
``A team of international scientific and medical experts said the success of a local three-month pilot phase, involving 3,800 participants around Manchester, meant the UK Biobank project could now be rolled out nationwide from the end of 2006.''
Full story:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060821/ts_nm/science_britain_biobank_dc_2
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