Survey finds wide public support for nationwide study of genes, environment and lifestyle
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 15:21
in Biology & Nature
Four in five Americans support the idea of a nationwide study to investigate the interactions of genes, environment and lifestyle, and three in five say they would be willing to take part in such a study, according to a survey released today. The research was conducted by the Genetics and Public Policy Center at Johns Hopkins University with funding from the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
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