Friday, January 30, 2015

Obama's Interest In Genetics




A recent article in the New York Times discusses President Obama's interest in a genetically modified approach to the entire healthcare system. Since the 1990's researchers have been collecting human tissue and bio logical specimens for research which are stored in biobanks. The intent is to now fill in the blanks are far as the population data is concerned to create health care treatment plans and preventative measures specifically designed (using genomics) to better serve society.

The budget plan is due to be released on Monday. The budget may include significant  financial support to the National Institute of Health, The National Cancer Institute, and the FDA which regulates the technology that analyzes DNA, in order to identify genetic variants that can help treat or diagnose a variety of illnesses.


The JDSupra Buisness Advisor also reported on this topic stating that "The overall goal of the Act was to realize the promise of personalized medicine by expanding and accelerating genomics research, to improve the accuracy of disease diagnosis, and to increase the safety of drugs and to identify novel treatments. "

In my opinion this could potentially open many doors to biological research and advances. My only concern is that our privacy and constitutional rights remain intact....


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