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Mort Zuckerman
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Mortimer B. Zuckerman is chairman and editor in chief of U.S. News & World Report and publisher of the New York Daily News. He is also the co-founder and chairman of Boston Properties Inc. He is a trustee of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Washington Institute for Near East Studies, and the International Institute of Strategic Studies. Chairman and editor in-chief of U.S. News & World Report and publisher of the New York Daily News |
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 I have always wanted to find a way to match critical information about my genetic makeup to the medical research on my possible risk factors, and a fascinating new research project called 23andMe will allow me to do that. Targetting 10 diseases, including lymphoma and leukemia, 23andMe aims to create “communities” of at least 1,000 individuals for each disease and use genome profiles and online surveys to research genetic associations with these illnesses. You do not have to have the disease to participate—you can sign up as a supporter of the research and have your DNA used as a “healthy control.” The project is asking advocacy groups for each disease to assemble these communities, so the views of the people most directly affected will be part of the research and drug development. If you want to join me in this intriguing evolution of medical research, contact the Research Revolution. |
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genetic communities have less relevance than communities by location which has more impact on disease creation than genetic predispositions...
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