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Nature Medicine 11, 696 (2005)
doi:10.1038/nm0705-696a
Beset by practical hurdles, UK Biobank moves at sluggish pace
James Watson1 & David Cyranoski2
- London
- Tokyo
UK's ambitious project is trailing behind its counterpart in Japan.Handsomely funded and backed by the government, the UK Biobank project was publicly launched in April 2003 with great fanfare as a resource to combat illnesses such as cancer and heart disease.
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