Yintoni i-Precision Medicine, kwaye iya kukuchaphazela njani?

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Ngobusuku bokugqibela kwintetho yeNyunyana, uMongameli Obama wazisa izicwangciso ze "Precision Medicine Initiative." Kodwa kuthetha ukuthini kanye oko?

Amayeza okuchaneka luhlobo lonyango olwenzelwe wena olunokusebenzisa i-genome yomntu ukwenza unyango olungcono. Izazinzulu ziye zazuza isixa esikhulu solwazi ngokulandelelanisa igenome yomntu, yaye esi sicwangciso sitsha siya kunceda ukuzisa olo lwazi kwiiofisi zoogqirha nasezibhedlele ukuze zenze amayeza asebenza ngakumbi. Unyango alunakutshintsha kuphela lube ngcono, kodwa oogqirha banokunceda izigulana zithintele izifo ezithile ezinokuba sengozini ngakumbi kuzo. (Ngaba uyazi ukuba ukuzivocavoca umzimba kunokutshintsha i-DNA yakho?)

"Ngobu busuku, ndazisa i-Precision Medicine Initiative ukusisondeza ekuphiliseni izifo ezinje ngomhlaza nesifo seswekile- nokusinika sonke ukufikelela kulwazi oluyimfihlo esiludingayo ukuze sizigcine thina neentsapho zethu sisempilweni," utshilo u-Obama intetho.

Khange angene kwiinkcukacha malunga nokuba eli nyathelo liza kusebenza njani, kodwa abanye bacingela ukuba liyakubandakanya inkxaso-mali ethe kratya kumaZiko ezeMpilo kaZwelonke, athe ngaphambili azibophelele ekuphandeni ngonyango lomntu ngamnye. (Qiniseka ukuba ufunda ezi-5 zoBomi bokwenyani ezivela kwiNtetho yase-West Point ka-Obama yokufumana okuninzi kuMongameli.)

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