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UK Biobank releases world’s largest set of whole genome sequencing data

UK Biobank has unveiled new data that provides “the most detailed picture of human health that exists”, scientists have said.

The data from whole genome sequencing of half a million people equips researchers with the “ultimate toolbox” to make new discoveries about disease development possible.

Whole genome sequencing analyses the entire human genome – a unique genetic code of three

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