They want a small blood sample from everyone - for what reason?
Posted by JohnRandALL 2 years, 2 months ago to Science
The biobank holds donated samples of blood and saliva from about 90,000 (and counting) UCHealth patients. These samples are analyzed by researchers and the results contain important information about the association between certain genes and the risk of certain diseases, including some types of cancer and cardiovascular conditions. They also can predict how patients will respond to certain medications.
Samples collected also contribute to advancing and progressing science and medicine by finding new ways of detecting, treating, preventing, and even curing disease. If you are a UCHealth patient over 18 years old, you can sign up for the biobank today.
Samples collected also contribute to advancing and progressing science and medicine by finding new ways of detecting, treating, preventing, and even curing disease. If you are a UCHealth patient over 18 years old, you can sign up for the biobank today.
“People have become more altruistic during the COVID pandemic,” Kao said. “They want to help.”
Any time I hear for the collective good, I run like hell.
Agreed! When you look around at who makes up the collective. I can easily see that what’s good for them is not necessarily good for me. I may miss out on some “good” a time or two. But I will miss 100% of the bad that befalls the collective. And any bad that I do experience was because of MY OWN poor choices. Not theirs.
A-woooo!
The children of the night.
A-woooooo!
What sweet music they make. Why, Mr. Hawker! You--you cut yourself shaving! Oh, yummy yum yum! OH, YUMMY YUM YUMMM!