World's Largest Medical Experiment

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday August 22, 2006 @06:35AM from the half-a-million-volunteers dept.

eldavojohn writes "Recently in the UK, a Biobank project has been rolled out to 'unpick' the genetic basis of diseases such as cancer on half a million volunteers. This is based on the success of a three-month pilot phase conducted on 3,800 participants. From the article: 'Over the next four years, blood and urine samples will be collected from volunteers aged 40 to 69, to help scientists unravel the genetic foundations of common diseases, including cancer, heart disease, diabetes, dementia and joint problems. If you live in the UK, agreeing to this survey may involve a little more than you would expect."

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Re:Dog / bark / tree / wrong by kfg · 2006-08-22 07:19 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Somehow though, doctors are oblivious to the fact that the only animals that get cancer, heart disease, diabetes etc are us, and our domesticated pets . . .

The blind bastards haven't noticed the little people living under their beds either.

KFG