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Science 16 June 2006:
Vol. 312. no. 5780, pp. 1584 - 1585
DOI: 10.1126/science.312.5780.1584a
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GENETICS:
U.S. Hospital Launches Large Biobank of Children's DNA

Jocelyn Kaiser

Joining a growing list of "biobank" projects around the world that aim to link genes and common diseases, researchers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, last week announced a plan to collect DNA from 100,000 people, specifically children. (Read more.)

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