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Tuesday 5 May 2015

Apple working with researchers to build ResearchKit apps for gathering DNA data

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Apple is collaborating with US researchers to launch apps that would allow iPhone owners to get their DNA tested, according to a new report from MIT’s Technology Review. The apps are based on ResearchKit, a software platform Apple introduced in March that helps researchers gather data.

If true, Apple would join a growing battle for genetic information. Everyone from Google, to the government, to top universities are spending millions of dollars to amass large databases of DNA info in an effort to uncover clues that would help identify causes and possible cures for diseases.... Read the rest of this post here


"Apple working with researchers to build ResearchKit apps for gathering DNA data" is an article by iDownloadBlog.com.
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