What if We Don't Get Disease?

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Howard and abbey have been sundying a collection of more than one million human genomes to advance our understanding of sease. Their work is already saving lives but genetic research are far from satisfieg, i just know that we can do more. Caricter helping doctor taylor treatment every patient needs. These days it's supereasy to figure out how good something is before you use it. But when it comes to medical care, a lot of people are still flying blind. Zakdak is changing that.

There's an old story scientists tell about human ovaries: that they are ticking clocks that only lose eggs, never gain them. Now that story might be changing, opening the door to new treatments for infertility and menopause.

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