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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Sami Quadri

Every baby in UK to have DNA mapped under NHS ‘genomics revolution’

Every baby born in the UK will have their DNA mapped within a decade as part of a radical overhaul of the NHS designed to predict and prevent disease before it strikes.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said advances in genomics could allow people to “leapfrog” life-threatening illnesses and receive “personalised” care long before symptoms appear.

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