Digital Health November 30, 2023
UK Biobank has today unveiled incredible new data from whole genome sequencing of its half a million participants, a step that is set to drive the discovery of new diagnostics, treatments and cures.
The data, uniquely, is available to approved researchers worldwide, via a protected database containing only de-identified data (e.g. name, address, date of birth, name of GP and more stripped out).
This abundance of genomic data is unparalleled, but what cements it as a defining moment for the future of healthcare is its use in combination with the existing wealth of data UK Biobank has collected over the past 15 years on lifestyle, whole body imaging scans, health information, and proteins found in the blood....