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Nevada Researchers Hope To Build Genetic Profiles To Pinpoint Treatment

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Genetics can tell us a lot about ourselves, from where we come from to our risk of developing diseases.

In Nevada, researchers are collecting genetic information from thousands of volunteers in the largest health study of its kind in the world. The vision is to build genetic profiles to find the right treatments based on genes.

Noah Glick (@imnoahglick) of member station KUNR reports.

This segment aired on August 8, 2019.

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