Uyini Umuthi Wokunemba, futhi Uzokuthinta Kanjani?

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Enkulumweni yesimo seNyunyana izolo ebusuku, uMongameli Obama umemezele izinhlelo ze "Precision Medicine Initiative." Kodwa kusho ukuthini ngempela lokho?

Imithi yokwenza kahle uhlobo lomuthi owenzelwe wena ongasebenzisa ufuzo lomuntu ukudala ukwelashwa okungcono. Ososayensi bathole inqwaba yolwazi ngokulandelanisa i-genome yomuntu, futhi lolu hlelo olusha luzosiza ukuletha lolo lwazi emahhovisi odokotela nasezibhedlela ukuze bakhe imithi ephumelela kakhudlwana. Akukona nje kuphela ukuthi ukwelashwa kungashintsha kube ngcono, kepha odokotela bangasiza iziguli ukuvikela izifo ezithile ezingaba sengozini enkulu yazo. (Ubuwazi ukuthi Ukuzivocavoca Kungashintsha I-DNA Yakho?)

"Namuhla, ngizokwethula uhlelo olusha lwePrecision Medicine Initiative ukusisondeza ekwelapheni izifo ezinjengomdlavuza nesifo sikashukela-futhi sinikeze sonke ukufinyelela olwazini lomuntu siqu esiludingayo ukuzigcina thina nemindeni yethu siphilile," kusho u-Obama inkulumo.

Akazange anabe ngemininingwane yokuthi lolu hlelo luzosebenza kanjani, kepha abanye bacabanga ukuthi luzobandakanya imali ethe xaxa kumaNational Institutes of Health, phambilini asho ukuzibophezela kwakhe ekucwaningeni ngemithi eyenziwe ngezifiso. (Qiniseka ukuthi ufunda I-Real-Life Takeaways evela ku-Obama's West Point Speech ukuze uthole okwengeziwe okuvela kuMongameli.)

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